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
This is a remarkable turnabout, but its roots lie in the vaunted deal that Ramaphosa helped make to end apartheid.
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Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
This represents a turnabout from the pattern of the last 25 years, when there was little evident resistance from bond buyers as the U.S. government looked to borrow.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 19 May 2025
The lawsuit reflects a stark philosophical turnabout from the position on gender identity issues taken during Democratic administrations.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Ukrainians have felt stunned by the Trump administration's turnabout on Ukraine.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
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Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
This represents a turnabout from the pattern of the last 25 years, when there was little evident resistance from bond buyers as the U.S. government looked to borrow.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 19 May 2025
The lawsuit reflects a stark philosophical turnabout from the position on gender identity issues taken during Democratic administrations.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Ukrainians have felt stunned by the Trump administration's turnabout on Ukraine.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnabout
reversal
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But Morgan Stanley’s Clapp viewed the merger reversal as a potential catalyst for Kraft Heinz.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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The shift marks a radical reversal in one of the biggest mass migrations in the world.—
Megan Janetsky,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Turnabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnabout. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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