as in reversal
a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite
employees regarded the latest turnabout as a sure sign that management hadn't a clue as to what it was doing
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Recent Examples of turnabout
His turnabout occurred as DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet were gathering in Orlando at the Florida Highway Patrol Troop D Headquarters for a press conference at which the governor announced the creation of a new immigration enforcement unit within the patrol.
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Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025
This turnabout opportunity gives each party tangible experiences to draw upon.
—Simone E. Morris, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Ukrainians have felt stunned by the Trump administration's turnabout on Ukraine.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
The turnabout would come as no surprise to old-timers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 1 July 2024
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Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025
This turnabout opportunity gives each party tangible experiences to draw upon.
—Simone E. Morris, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Ukrainians have felt stunned by the Trump administration's turnabout on Ukraine.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
The turnabout would come as no surprise to old-timers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 1 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnabout
reversal
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To the contrary, though the film is frequently funny, Brewer takes their ambitions and reversals seriously.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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State officials said Thursday that the FBI would be solely in charge of Wednesday's deadly encounter, in a reversal from earlier beliefs that the probe would be a dual federal-state effort.—
Maggie Vespa,
NBC news,
8 Jan. 2026
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