as in to repel
to drive back
using tree branches, the campers were able to turn away the charging fox, which was apparently rabid
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Recent Examples of turn away
Occasionally, a monkey glanced at our boat, but most were turned away from the shore.
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Harper and Martinez said that their organizations never turn away pantry donations.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Some didn’t even try to appeal to the high court, while those who did were often turned away without comment.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2025
But when Sarah goes to the hospital to drop off a card for Dinah, she’s turned away by weirdly hostile staffers.
—Judy Berman, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Harper and Martinez said that their organizations never turn away pantry donations.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Some didn’t even try to appeal to the high court, while those who did were often turned away without comment.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2025
But when Sarah goes to the hospital to drop off a card for Dinah, she’s turned away by weirdly hostile staffers.
—Judy Berman, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for turn away
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn away
Verb
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The windshield repels the huddled form and the thump on the pavement sounds like a rebuke.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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It’s made from solid red wood cedar that’s water-resistant, won’t decay, and repels insects.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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There’s turning back up until the deed is done.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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When Genevieve’s physics experiment at the 1934 Chicago World’s Fair goes explosively wrong, Ash jumps in to save the day, turning back time by a few minutes to prevent disaster.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Patriot resists easy characterization chiefly because of Conrad’s writing, which gives his characters strange rhythms and, sometimes, even stranger verbiage.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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Will you be allowed to bring in your own people, or will the Monforts — owner Dick Monfort and his son Walker, the executive vice president — resist your efforts?—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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While there are dismemberments and other bits of gruesome violence to be found in the film, Badlands is largely aimed at endearing its audience rather than repulsing them.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Of course, one major qualifier for this is the fact there are plenty of reasons for even moderate Democrats to be repulsed at the idea of electing Cuomo.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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On this play, Tegra Tshabola got beat off the ball, forcing Donaldson to take a different hole before running into a defender who center Carson Hinzman was on until the hole shifted.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP What To Know Obama beat off stiff competition from the likes of David Attenborough and Tom Hanks to win the Outstanding Narrator prize for his narration of the five-part Netflix series Our Oceans, which examines marine life across the world's oceans.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, something is being done to help stave off further damage.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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During Game 3 of the American League Division Series, Judge hit a game-tying, three-run rocket to stave off his team’s elimination by the Blue Jays.—
Steve Rushin,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Turn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20away. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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