turned around

verb

past tense of turn around
as in changed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned around
  1. changed
  2. fluctuated
  3. mutated
  4. snapped
  5. varied
  6. shifted
  7. metamorphosed
  8. wavered
Verb
  • But as happens in baseball, circumstances changed suddenly in late May.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026
  • Her fondest Apple memory is watching the company unveil FaceTime in 2010, a moment that changed how people connected through their phones.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Definition of changed
Verb
  • The rate fluctuated in real time based on supply and demand, and the term was always open.
    — Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The 29-year-old Swede has mostly fluctuated in the 50-to-low-60s point range over the past four years.
    — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of fluctuated
Verb
  • The finding came from a study in which van der Weyden and other scientists across the world investigated cancer-causing genes in tumor samples of nearly 500 domestic cats -- specifically which genes were commonly mutated.
    — KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2026
  • The company has mutated into something that defies both comparison and logic.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
Definition of mutated
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  • While brushing her teeth, Sweeny snapped a photo of herself in a gray cardigan, buttoned half-way down.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • The happy pair were snapped having a ball at the Golden Globe Awards in 2017.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Definition of snapped
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  • Explanations as to why he was fired have varied widely from the defense minister allegedly being too corrupt, not corrupt enough, too combative with army leadership, too showy, too popular, and too in the clouds on military matters.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
  • How immigration officers use force The ways officers deployed force varied widely.
    — Meg Anderson, NPR, 16 July 2026
Definition of varied
Verb
  • But the relationship has markedly shifted since the two last met five months ago.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • At the same time, trust in conventional health institutions has shifted.
    — Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of shifted
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • But after a morning of pastoral Tyrolean views, followed by a convivial lunch at a lakefront restaurant, my commitment to solitude wavered.
    — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
  • Amid the film’s development struggles, Ali’s interest in playing Blade has never wavered.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 20 July 2026
Definition of wavered
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