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
However, tonight a complete turnabout is a pleasant reprieve.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 Dec. 2025
That decline, a sharp turnabout from October, was led by businesses with fewer than 50 workers, which saw their payroll numbers sink by 120,000.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
The bread-and-butter advantage among Democrats marked a sharp turnabout.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Nov. 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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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 Dec. 2025
That decline, a sharp turnabout from October, was led by businesses with fewer than 50 workers, which saw their payroll numbers sink by 120,000.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
The bread-and-butter advantage among Democrats marked a sharp turnabout.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Nov. 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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Progressives also have endorsed the reversal of qualified immunity protections, which shield agents from misconduct lawsuits.—
Ana Ceballos,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Staying quiet on a key economic issue like immigration represents a reversal in the public relations strategies of a once vocal group of corporate giants.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Turnabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnabout. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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