TURNED AROUND Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

turned around

verb

past tense of turn around

as in changed

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The work is revealing a monument changed by time, weather and millions of visitors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
That changed Saturday, as rookie fourth-round tight end Matt Hibner caught five passes for 61 yards, including a 29-yard reception.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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For this reason trailing P/E ratios have fluctuated between the mid single-digits and 35-40 for refiners like Phillips and Marathon Petroleum over the past ten years (excluding the pandemic period).

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
SpaceX shares have fluctuated since the company debuted at $135.

— Janet Lorin, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of fluctuated

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Of these, 16 of them proved to be viable and able to kill certain strains of Escherichia coli—including strains of the bacterium that had mutated to be resistant to the original reference genome of ΦX174.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
The causes of superhero fatigue — which have recently arguably mutated into full-on franchise fatigue for many properties — have been endlessly discussed.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026

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Ottawa’s pipeline was highly ranked for years, but as its top young players have aged out of prospect status, the situation has shifted drastically.

— Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
In recent years, the Army shifted more of its recruiting effort into large Democratic-leaning cities after traditional recruiting strongholds in the South, rural America and the suburbs could no longer produce enough qualified volunteers.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 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

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