Thesaurus results for TURNED (TO)

turned (to)

verb

past tense of turn (to)

as in went (to)

to use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage no need to turn to violence when we can talk things out peacefully

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consulted

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Her hiring came after allegations of a toxic and abusive culture within the department surfaced in a 2020 lawsuit filed by Jennifer Conviser, a sport psychologist who had consulted with DePaul’s athletic department from 2005 to 2018.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Prominent autism advocacy groups, scientists, and researchers have not been consulted on the project.

— Amanda Seitz, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

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