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
Those without proof are being turned away and directed to standard parking or ride-share options, the blog noted.
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Policy wonks and software engineers were turned away at the door of the conservative tech think tank Foundation for American Innovation’s reception on Monday evening, held at MAGA hot spot Butterworth’s.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
The rest would be turned away at the door.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Three ships were turned away from the Strait of Hormuz this morning by the IRGC Navy, according to semi-official news agency Fars.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
In his later life, Marriott distanced himself from the mainstream music industry and turned away from major record labels, remaining in relative obscurity.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Whether the tanker is allowed to dock, turned away or intercepted at sea could shape not only Cuba’s immediate energy outlook, but also the broader balance of power playing out across the region.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Frankel turned away all 21 shots in goal for the Fleet (10-5-2-4) in her seventh career shutout.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Frankel turned away all 21 shots in goal for the Fleet (10-5-2-4) in her seventh career shutout.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Policy wonks and software engineers were turned away at the door of the conservative tech think tank Foundation for American Innovation’s reception on Monday evening, held at MAGA hot spot Butterworth’s.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
The rest would be turned away at the door.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Three ships were turned away from the Strait of Hormuz this morning by the IRGC Navy, according to semi-official news agency Fars.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
In his later life, Marriott distanced himself from the mainstream music industry and turned away from major record labels, remaining in relative obscurity.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Whether the tanker is allowed to dock, turned away or intercepted at sea could shape not only Cuba’s immediate energy outlook, but also the broader balance of power playing out across the region.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Frankel turned away all 21 shots in goal for the Fleet (10-5-2-4) in her seventh career shutout.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Frankel turned away all 21 shots in goal for the Fleet (10-5-2-4) in her seventh career shutout.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned away
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Bernhard’s barely contained incestuous desires (The Loser is only one of a suite of works about brother-sister love and hate, alongside Correction, The Lime Works, and Concrete) are the product of individual psychologies run amok and turned back on themselves, the offshoots of artistic monomania.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Al Otro Lado, HIAS and other groups who provided assistance to the asylum seekers who were turned back at the border argued this case is about much more than the narrow legal definition of a few words.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 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
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Nick is hired by a mafia don to confirm and then steal a priceless manuscript said to be Dante’s original Divine Comedy in his own hand, dragging Nick into an underworld he’s both repulsed by and complicit in.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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If critics and cinephiles were split on, even largely repelled by, The Sphere’s digital addition of new Oz performances and visuals, the general public embraced an immersive, eventized version of the classic movie.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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The attack took place less than 24 hours after the Nigerian military repelled attacks by militants on the outskirts of Maiduguri, in what some residents say could have been planned as a distraction.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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And the president's frustration with the alliance has appeared to increase as member countries have resisted his calls to send ships to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Trump had previously resisted any package that did not include his push to overhaul federal elections known as the Save America Act.—
Sam Gringlas,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Turned away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20away. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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