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Recent Examples of turn around
Noun
Choose a kennel size that allows your dog to stand, turn around and lie down easily — even with a bed and toys inside. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025 One of the only legal restrictions on the transfer from Sasse’s campaign fund to America 101 is that the organization can’t turn around and put Sasse or his family members on the payroll, according to Kappel. Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
The firm is well-known for producing quick-turnaround ads that touch on topics in popular culture. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025 While technical hurdles remain, including heat-shield reliability, orbital docking, and rapid turnaround between flights, SpaceX’s progress illustrates how iterative engineering and reusable design can accelerate advancement. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for turn around
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn around
Noun
  • The reversal ends months of speculation about the future of one of Kansas City’s most celebrated fine-dining spots.
    David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Doing so reveals a larger bearish formation that looks strikingly similar to the setup in mid-April — just before the market-wide reversal began.
    Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After the Supreme Court ruling, Holt said, the department changed its grooming policy to allow closely cropped beards.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Scripts are being changed now, Deadline reported, because the move was unexpected.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His popularity will likely fluctuate as people respond to his policies and national and international events.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The pay package, which fluctuates in value based on the stock price and is currently worth more than $100 billion, was put to an advisory vote last year.
    Kara Carlson, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The aircraft was left partially submerged with its tail section snapped off, video showed.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In the season’s fourth episode, Russell's character snaps at her secret service agent, who is meant to be her double and look like her, due to her very disheveled hair.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The concern is now shifted to faster growth deceleration and potentially larger CPI headwinds.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
  • After the arrests, power shifted toward Daniel.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The slaying of the serpent was a mythological superspreader, mutating and proliferating across the Indo-European world and beyond.
    Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Because flu viruses mutate frequently, the effectiveness of the flu vaccine can vary each year.
    Libby Richards, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cut remaining biscuit sticks to varying lengths to form the graveyard fence.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Dates will vary, but Christmas markets across Europe generally open in mid- or late November and close around January 1.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Turn around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20around. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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