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
During the first quarter, Clark declined to guard Johnson, who had the ball outside of the three-point line, with wave of her arm while turned away from her.
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Hur indicated in his email Tuesday that investigators were turned away from the site.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
Two prosecutors working for the District of Columbia US Attorney’s office, led by Jeanine Pirro, were turned away Tuesday after showing up at the Fed’s headquarters in an unannounced visit to check on renovation progress.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Instead, Neuer plunged down, jutted out a wrist of steel, and Mbappe turned away, eyes wide in disbelief.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
According to the board’s findings, the deputy looked into the cell, then turned away and continued toward the exit.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Boston University has a long history of welcoming people from all backgrounds, including those whom others turned away, and we have been committed to community and to service.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Silkowitz turned away another shot from Hal Hershfelt in the 29th.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Those without proof are being turned away and directed to standard parking or ride-share options, the blog noted.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Hur indicated in his email Tuesday that investigators were turned away from the site.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
Two prosecutors working for the District of Columbia US Attorney’s office, led by Jeanine Pirro, were turned away Tuesday after showing up at the Fed’s headquarters in an unannounced visit to check on renovation progress.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Instead, Neuer plunged down, jutted out a wrist of steel, and Mbappe turned away, eyes wide in disbelief.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
According to the board’s findings, the deputy looked into the cell, then turned away and continued toward the exit.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Boston University has a long history of welcoming people from all backgrounds, including those whom others turned away, and we have been committed to community and to service.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Silkowitz turned away another shot from Hal Hershfelt in the 29th.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Those without proof are being turned away and directed to standard parking or ride-share options, the blog noted.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned away
Verb
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Victor Ostman made his first NHL start and turned back 33 shots.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Two of the oil-carrying ships turned back in the first two hours after the blockade went into effect Monday morning.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Pheidippides, legendary Greek hēmerodromos, or courier, who is popularly believed to have run 40 km (about 25 miles) from the battlefield at Marathon to Athens in 490 bce, to report that the Athenians, in a single afternoon, had repulsed the first Persian invasion of Greece.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Mar. 2026
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Cilantro, a polarizing herb that’s either adored in Mexican, Southeast Asian, and Indian cuisines, or repulsed by those who detect a nauseating soapy taste.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Stink bugs are repelled by smells like citrus, garlic, clove, and mint.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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The attack occurred in Benisheikh in Borno State, army spokesman Michael Onoja said in a statement, but it was repelled.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Germany, by far Europe’s largest chemical producer, has resisted and wants to improve framework conditions, such as lowering energy costs and cutting red tape.—
Marilen Martin,
Bloomberg,
15 Apr. 2026
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The survey shows a war inside big corporations as that rewiring is resisted at all levels.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Turned away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20away. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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