as in turned back
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 turned away
Their counterparts who had been turned away from Mercer County, too, formed communities elsewhere in Ohio.
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Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Marquette’s Ivan Hooshmand then scored top middle over goalkeeper Parker Streumke, and Hudson’s Calvin Lessard was turned away on a shot inside the right post.
—Jim Hoehn, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
Expect to be ignored, laughed at and turned away.
—Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Here are state requirements for presidential election Can I be turned away at the polls on Election Day?
—Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Occasionally, a monkey glanced at our boat, but most were turned away from the shore.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The Chicago Tribune reported at the time that although some families expressed interest in attending the execution, they were turned away ahead of time.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
People, including Afghan refugees leaving Pakistan, were turned away due to the worsening security situation.
—NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
This time around, while Chambers remains turned away, Teasdale crouches with an unsettling smile and long fingernails, conjuring a skin-crawling suspense.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Marquette’s Ivan Hooshmand then scored top middle over goalkeeper Parker Streumke, and Hudson’s Calvin Lessard was turned away on a shot inside the right post.
—Jim Hoehn, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
Expect to be ignored, laughed at and turned away.
—Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Here are state requirements for presidential election Can I be turned away at the polls on Election Day?
—Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Occasionally, a monkey glanced at our boat, but most were turned away from the shore.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The Chicago Tribune reported at the time that although some families expressed interest in attending the execution, they were turned away ahead of time.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
People, including Afghan refugees leaving Pakistan, were turned away due to the worsening security situation.
—NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
This time around, while Chambers remains turned away, Teasdale crouches with an unsettling smile and long fingernails, conjuring a skin-crawling suspense.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned away
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But on Sunday, the Bills turned back the clock to the days when passing offense reigned supreme, put themselves in nickel with Cam Lewis, and never came out of it.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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But while 52,000 customers across the country got their lights turned back on, approximately 490,380 customers are still without electricity, Vaz acknowledged.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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For reasons that are quite possibly too unbearable to contemplate, a large group of American voters was not repulsed by such slander—they were actually aroused by it—and our politics have not been the same.—
Jeffrey Goldberg,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Nicole is the kind of wife who moves out of her father’s home into her husband’s home, and who has been taught to be repulsed by the mushroom spores covering her body, just like all the women in their community.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday that its troops had repelled a Ukrainian special forces landing and killed all 11 soldiers who arrived by helicopter.—
Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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Popping into a camp full of allies newly wary of the 428-year-old vampire in their midst, Regis begins by clearing up the misconception that he can be repelled by garlic, then drops a line about Jaskier’s blood smelling good.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Other districts have considered offering virtual options This fall, Chicago school board members called for a remote option during a federal intervention there, but Chicago Public Schools has resisted offering it.—
Rebecca Santana,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Tompkins, who for years resisted calls to step down, faced no shortage of accusations during his time in public office.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Turned away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20away. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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