about-facing

verb

present participle of about-face
1
as in reverting

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2
as in sweeping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for about-facing
  1. reverting
  2. sweeping
  3. striking down
  4. pivoting
  5. overturning
  6. bowing
  7. bending
  8. curving
Verb
  • Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Marathon Petroleum, YTD Cyclical (or mean reverting) businesses look cheapest at the top as P/Es fall on record earnings.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The company’s chief software officer Wassym Bensaid said the halo wheels move driver functionality forward, rather than reverting back to buttons.
    — Greg Migliore, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of reverting
Verb
  • Miami has lost three of its last four overall since sweeping Washington in a three-game series last weekend.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Following Miller’s and Young’s plea agreement, Missouri lawmakers were divided in their opinions on whether to change the sweeping stand-your-ground laws enacted in 2016.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of sweeping
Verb
  • O’Connor ruled that historical firearm tradition supports striking down the rule, as mandated by recent Supreme Court precedent that asks courts to consider American history when determining the constitutionality of gun laws.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Lawyers for the families argue that the 5th Circuit – the most conservative appeals court in the country – flouted the Supreme Court’s 1980 decision striking down a Kentucky law that’s nearly identical to Texas’ requirement.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of striking down
Verb
  • The school colors and logos are all set on Crocs’ lightweight Croslite material, with a supportive sole, pivoting heel straps and breathable upper.
    — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • So the team suddenly pivoting to a Nintendo exclusive, a multiplayer game at that, caught me by surprise.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of pivoting
Verb
  • The garbage truck continued through the intersection, hitting a Chevy Colorado before overturning onto its side.
    — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In May, the South Carolina Supreme Court agreed, overturning Murdaugh’s double-murder conviction and ordered a new trial.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of overturning
Verb
  • At Night will have a North American premiere in Toronto after bowing in Locarno.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation on Saturday, bowing to mounting pressure after tens of thousands of students and supporters took to the streets demanding his removal and sweeping reforms to India’s examination system.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of bowing
Verb
  • South Korean girl group has garnered an international audience for live energy and genre-bending music.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Built to last Integrating live electricity into moving, bending plastic is tricky.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of bending
Verb
  • Here, nothing comparable to a ball is physically curving through space.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Its flowing, inward-curving shape wraps around a 30-foot central tower, forming a space where people can come together to reflect, remember, and gather.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of curving
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“About-facing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/about-facing. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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