as in turned back
to drive back
using tree branches, the campers were able to turn away the charging fox, which was apparently rabid
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Recent Examples of turned away
There was Skubal, the best pitcher in the American League, inexplicably trying to flip the ball between his legs, back turned away from first.
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Fry, 29, fell to the ground with a bloodied face while Skubal covered his eyes, tossed his cap and turned away from the scene.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
According to a study from 2017, a third of the nation’s flagships—all highly ranked and thus popular with out-of-staters—turned away some of their own state’s residents to make room for higher-paying students from elsewhere.
—Jeffrey Selingo, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
But Garcia grounded into a fielder’s choice and the Royals were turned away again.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
The Vaqueros were turned away on their first possession after driving from their 20 to the Laguna Hills 9, but such setbacks were rare.
—Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Sometimes, they’d be turned away, and other times, ignored.
—David Rodriguez Muñoz, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2025
This is the perspective of someone who has turned away from a chaotic and increasingly cruel world.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Gaza has cast a long shadow over the Venice Film Festival this year, starting with some uncomfortable questions about the conflict for this year’s jury and culminating in a march that was ultimately turned away from the festival’s Ground Zero.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Fry, 29, fell to the ground with a bloodied face while Skubal covered his eyes, tossed his cap and turned away from the scene.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
According to a study from 2017, a third of the nation’s flagships—all highly ranked and thus popular with out-of-staters—turned away some of their own state’s residents to make room for higher-paying students from elsewhere.
—Jeffrey Selingo, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
But Garcia grounded into a fielder’s choice and the Royals were turned away again.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
The Vaqueros were turned away on their first possession after driving from their 20 to the Laguna Hills 9, but such setbacks were rare.
—Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Sometimes, they’d be turned away, and other times, ignored.
—David Rodriguez Muñoz, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2025
This is the perspective of someone who has turned away from a chaotic and increasingly cruel world.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Gaza has cast a long shadow over the Venice Film Festival this year, starting with some uncomfortable questions about the conflict for this year’s jury and culminating in a march that was ultimately turned away from the festival’s Ground Zero.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned away
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But then, the lights turned back on.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
17 Sep. 2025
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Later in the season, as more northern waters cool off and the main hurricane development region stays toasty, the instability dial could be turned back up.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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After a disastrous trip to Mexico where Irina appeared repulsed by pretty much everything Zack did, the couple split and Zack crawled back to Bliss.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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He was repulsed then, but years later, thinking about a man who’d expressed an interest in the human body in the most macabre possible way sparked something in Hunnam.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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In fact, the more aggressive Beijing has become toward Taiwan, the more Beijing has repelled rather than attracted the people of Taiwan.—
PHILIP H. GORDON,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Sep. 2025
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The material also strongly repelled chloride ions, cutting corrosion risks.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Big Ten resisted, favoring instead its own proposal that featured a stacked deck of automatic bids.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
25 Sep. 2025
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The suspect resisted arrest and officers used a Taser twice before he was taken into custody, police said.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Sep. 2025
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