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
The teen immediately walks toward the rear of the cruiser and turns away from police.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
Inquiring minds would love to know whether the 22% of its student body at Wharton that is from out of the country will also have their visas revoked and be turned away.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 May 2025
The administration’s chaotic tariff policy, budget-busting tax bill, and attacks on the Federal Reserve have spooked investors and companies, many of whom are turning away from the United States and looking for safe harbors in Europe and elsewhere.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2025
Her biggest criticism against Trump is his affection for strong men, like Putin, and turn away from Ukraine.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 29 May 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
Inquiring minds would love to know whether the 22% of its student body at Wharton that is from out of the country will also have their visas revoked and be turned away.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 May 2025
The administration’s chaotic tariff policy, budget-busting tax bill, and attacks on the Federal Reserve have spooked investors and companies, many of whom are turning away from the United States and looking for safe harbors in Europe and elsewhere.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2025
Her biggest criticism against Trump is his affection for strong men, like Putin, and turn away from Ukraine.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn away
Verb
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Some companion plants are either trap plants, which will distract the bugs, or plants that will repel them with their scent.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
4 June 2025
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Strikes were also repelled in the Amur region in Russia's Far East and in the western regions of Ivanovo and Ryazan, the ministry said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 June 2025
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The two occupants of the jet ski stopped and started to turn back, but then sped away after apparently realizing Moore was injured.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2025
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Business at Malibu Farm is down at least 50 percent — more on weekdays — and Henderson says half of her dinner reservations don’t show, likely turned back by roadblocks along PCH.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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This is especially true for decentralized finance (DeFi), which, by its nature, resists traditional regulatory models.—
Irina Heaver,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Serkis, of course, can’t resist playing a couple of parts himself and takes on the affable Rooster and Farmer Jones.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
9 June 2025
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But throughout the series, he became increasingly repulsed by these actions, which included enslaving thousands of women.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
27 May 2025
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With every cringe, with every critique of her family’s behavior, Piper has been telegraphing that those values repulse her.—
Cyndy Etler,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Knicks were able to stave off elimination and elongate the series.—
Ryan Stano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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The debt limit was last suspended by Congress as part of a bipartisan bill struck between former President Biden and GOP leadership in 2023, staving off the threat of national default through early 2025.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
30 May 2025
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“Turn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20away. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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