Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned around
Verb
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Fox spoke at the Spurs’ shootaround on Monday, where he was admittedly irked about his usual routine being changed.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026 -
Things changed in January 2025, when Bass was more than 7,000 miles away at a diplomatic function in Ghana when the Palisades fire broke out.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The number of immigrants detained there has fluctuated, from a low of about 100 to a peak of almost 1,500, making per-capita spending hard to establish definitively.—
Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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Barca’s official salary limit fluctuated during the 2025-26 season, amid differences of opinion between La Liga and the club over that December 2024 sale of future revenues from VIP seats at the Camp Nou.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Over evolutionary time, this theory goes, one of those copies mutated and evolved to give rise to a second photosystem that uses oxygen to harvest energy more efficiently.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
10 June 2026
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But the War on Terror persisted and mutated into nightmares in Iraq and Afghanistan, and then Syria, which unleashed that darkness in the form of terrorist states and a refugee crisis that spread anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred to Europe, the United States, and beyond.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Sooners, who blasted three homers off Voegele, snapped KU’s six-game winning streak before a record Hoglund Ballpark crowd of 4,415.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026
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Earlier in the game, Seimen snapped an 0-for-14 skid with a single.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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The state’s timing for primary elections has varied from June to March, ping-ponging back and forth over the years, driven in turn by concerns over the costs of lengthy March-November campaigns, and by a desire for relevance in presidential elections.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Inflation rates also varied drastically between individual markets.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The focus then shifted to her head.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The dynamic shifted in April 2025 after voters brought in newcomer Commissioner Richard Lara, and Kirk Menendez lost against Lago for mayor.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
Verb
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What was once an eye-catching clique of wayward teens bathed in purple hues has metamorphosed into a barren hellscape rife with drug-smuggling cartels, pistol-packin’ pimps, sugar daddies with mummification kinks and online streamers.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
24 May 2026
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The show that began as a bottom-up look at the cutthroat world of finance has metamorphosed into something more dismal.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Padres have hardly wavered in their belief Fermin is a winning piece, and Stammen felt the need to reassure him along the way.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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But she’s never wavered on making her business a success.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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“Turned around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20around. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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