Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned around
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The board officer positions also changed with Dalia Begin being voted in as the new board president.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026 -
In Tortorella’s defense, Hart wasn’t the issue in the shutout loss in Game 6, but an earlier swap could’ve changed the outlook of the series.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The area quality in Modesto and Madera has fluctuated between good and moderate through Friday morning and early afternoon.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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SpaceX shares fluctuated a few cents after the closing bell.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 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
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The loss snapped a season-best string of six straight victories for Miami, whose scoring came in the form of a pair of RBI singles by Liam Hicks and Heriberto Hernandez.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
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As Vater says, attempting to pull weeds from hard soil that’s been baking under our Southern sun will result in a plant that’s simply snapped off as the stem, leaving the root system intact and ready to sprout again.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
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Though engagement varied widely by market.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
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Researchers also varied the order of play, with either the human participant or Pepper taking the first turn.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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While attempts to recycle gangue date back to the 1950s, the economic incentive shifted after 2010 as natural sand supplies tightened and Beijing locked in its national carbon targets.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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Despite such evidence, Ingvar is aware that the atmospherics on diversity have shifted.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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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
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Even given the wonky sound, Sheeran’s voice never wavered.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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However, Sasaki’s command wavered in the fifth.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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