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as in rotated
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
turned the doorknob as quietly as possible
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as in swung
to change the course or direction of (something)
the dog turned the stampeding flock of sheep around he turned his cart uphill
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as in deviated
to change one's course or direction
we turned left at the light the storm unexpectedly turned south and missed our area
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as in became
to eventually have as a state or quality
will turn 12 in six months
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as in revolved
to move in circles around an axis or center
the wheels turned, but the car was hopelessly stuck and wasn't moving
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as in pondered
to give serious and careful thought to
turned the question every which way but could find no answer
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as in convinced
to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge
he did his best to turn his new friends against his ex-wife
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as in off
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Recent Examples of turned
Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
When her biological daughter turned 7, however, something shifted.
—Nicole Chung, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
The Eiffel Tower sparkled in their background as day turned into night.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
The position and damage to the vehicles indicated to investigators the northbound Ford turned left into the path of the southbound Jeep, Hanney said.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Weeden, who turned 29 during his rookie season, went on to have a seven-year career, mostly as a backup.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But then that turned into Ghost of Yōtei.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
At that moment, John turned, grabbed my hand, and led me inside.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
This is the story of a castoff turned savior.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
With hundreds of Elanco employees gathered with blue confetti at the ready, Indy, a rescue shelter dog turned service-dog-in-training, performed the official ribbon cutting, or in this case ribbon biting.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
When her biological daughter turned 7, however, something shifted.
—Nicole Chung, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
The Eiffel Tower sparkled in their background as day turned into night.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
The position and damage to the vehicles indicated to investigators the northbound Ford turned left into the path of the southbound Jeep, Hanney said.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Weeden, who turned 29 during his rookie season, went on to have a seven-year career, mostly as a backup.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But then that turned into Ghost of Yōtei.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
At that moment, John turned, grabbed my hand, and led me inside.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
This is the story of a castoff turned savior.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned
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Carefully balancing the plate on his hand, Gardner gently rotated it so the collodion flowed evenly across the surface, from edge to edge.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Wole didn’t understand, still smiling, and Jean rotated in her seat, toward Sylvester.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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The officer swung his undercover truck around, radioing his team to converge on a man who was depositing a $50 bill into the machine.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Over the last two years, his role and those expectations have swung the other way.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The move comes amid ongoing debate about funding for Ohio's public schools after the statehouse deviated from the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan made four years prior with the passage of the 2026-27 state budget in June.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Sep. 2025
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During the speech, however, Kemp periodically deviated from building up Astra to hurling insults at several of his competitors in the launch industry.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The incident became the 13th mass shooting in Michigan so far this year.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Following physical and emotional abuse, Lafferty became an anxious child who was constantly afraid of angering adults around her.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Also, activity in the consumer discretionary sector revolved largely around megacap stocks—both those that pulled back in September, and those that posted strong rallies.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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For her take on enduring Grease style, Bieber revolved her going-out look around a boxy moto jacket—one of her signature wardrobe staples.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Jason briefly pondered Travis’ stats for games during his birthday week, but his younger brother wasn’t having it.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Four Ball State players pondered it prior to the 2022 season.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Over time, wearers depended less on these cues as their natural control improved.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement As a result, civil rights leaders insisted that the pursuit of equality depended on freedom for unpopular speech.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The junior quarterback was spun into the ground on the play and left the field with a trainer eyeing his right shoulder.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2025
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The party featured a surprise performance from Grammy-winning singer songwriter, Daniel Caesar, while DJ Sam French spun throughout the night.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Turned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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