TURNED AROUND Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

turned around

verb

past tense of turn around

as in changed

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That changed when Detective Tim Cooper, who watched that episode as a child, had a chance encounter in 2018 in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church parking lot.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
The scale, frequency, quantification, and accessibility of social comparison have all changed.

— Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of changed

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Views on the role of childbirth, reproductive rights, sexuality, and the female body have fluctuated through time and place.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026
Quarterback play is … OK Florida’s offense has fluctuated in form and quality this season.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of fluctuated

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Telasco Segovia provided assists on both goals as the Herons snapped a two-match winless run.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
Andrew’s head snapped forward, his eye blurred in a burst of flesh and bone, the hollow filling with blood as a bullet tore through his head.

— Ron Farina, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of snapped

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While Friday’s industrial action has been nationwide, demands have varied from one location to the next.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
The agents engaged in a wide range of activities that varied markedly across agents despite identical starting conditions.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of varied

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Election forecaster Cook Political Report shifted Ohio’s gubernatorial race toward Democratic candidate Amy Acton on Friday after a week of backlash over an ad Republican Vivek Ramaswamy ran featuring her estranged mother.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026
The risk shifted to Utah's southeast, where streams ran fast and high.

— MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of shifted

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In the space of eight years, Tems has metamorphosed from one-to-watch to global megastar.

— Riann Phillip, Vogue, 15 July 2026
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

Definition of metamorphosed

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