Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned around
Verb
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Each year, Marie Antoinette ordered up to three hundred new gowns, and the winds changed accordingly.—
Emilia Petrarca,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026 -
According to Porsha, Kelli hooked up with some man who immediately changed his clothes and met with his wife.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In recent years, the directing (drama) category has fluctuated between six and seven nominees, leaving room for inclusion.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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Schreacke’s role remained consistent with perimeter shooting and floor spacing, but her effectiveness fluctuated.—
Aaron Segal,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The variant is a member of the Omicron family and is highly mutated, with 70 to 75 mutations.—
Sandra Temko,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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As the virus has mutated, the mRNA platform has allowed scientists to update COVID vaccines to better match the most prevalent strains.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Michael Amadio, Shane Pinto on the power play, and Fabian Zetterlund all scored in a roughly seven-minute span of the second period for the Senators, who had their four game win streak snapped.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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That snapped a Chicago scoreless streak that lasted 21 2/3 innings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Police said the devices varied in size and composition.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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According to data compiled by Bloomberg News, which the complaints cited, prices on the marketplaces for everything from T‑shirts to beauty products to kitchen appliances rose by as much as 377 percent, though exact figures varied widely.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Administration officials have signaled, both publicly and privately, that their immigration enforcement strategy has shifted to some degree following Operation Metro Surge, the operation in Minnesota.—
Julia Ingram,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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An Israeli military official said its focus has shifted to Lebanon during a two-week ceasefire with Iran.—
CNN staff,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
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The pressure and heat of deep burial and tectonic events over eons have transformed the silt into a hard metamorphic rock, and the microbial carbon in it has metamorphosed into graphite.—
Howard Lee,
ArsTechnica,
11 Aug. 2025
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That commitment has never wavered from my side.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Yet, the concessions sold at the tournament have not wavered from their old school prices.—
Ella Gonzales
April 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Turned around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20around. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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