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
No one is turned away for not having health insurance or being underinsured.
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
In this case, that means a heady 1916 tome about a privileged, college tennis champion turning away from life with a silver spoon in his mouth.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
The Trump administration’s aggressive collection activity is a sharp turn away from that strategy.
—Annie Nova,ali McCadden, CNBC, 18 May 2025
Her dark and wind-whipped figure turned away, facing into the distance, toward the foot of the Black Cuillin mountains.
—Patricia Lockwood, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
In this case, that means a heady 1916 tome about a privileged, college tennis champion turning away from life with a silver spoon in his mouth.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
The Trump administration’s aggressive collection activity is a sharp turn away from that strategy.
—Annie Nova,ali McCadden, CNBC, 18 May 2025
Her dark and wind-whipped figure turned away, facing into the distance, toward the foot of the Black Cuillin mountains.
—Patricia Lockwood, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn away
Verb
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The front element features a fluorine coating to help repel dust and dirt, although that front element does feel vulnerable to damage.—
James Abbott,
Space.com,
23 May 2025
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Speaking with Russian state-run news agency Interfax, Ushakov said Putin shared details about Ukrainian attacks that Russia claims to have repelled ahead of Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9. Newsweek has contacted Russia's Foreign Ministry for comment by email.—
Isabel van Brugen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 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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Given that plastics are originally made as a by-product of fossil fuels, the idea that they can be turned back into fossil fuels shouldn’t be so surprising.—
Josiah Neeley,
Oc Register,
21 May 2025
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Keep your elbows gently anchored and resist the urge to cave to your seatmates’ spread.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2025
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Following the ordeal, Jung couldn't resist reliving the experience and sharing it on social media.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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