Thesaurus results for TURNER

turner

noun

ˈtər-nər

as in gymnast

one who performs feats of physical strength, balance, and agility on special apparatus in the days before physical fitness became part of the mainstream, turners in athletic clubs were often regarded as social oddities

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Recent Examples of turner Dharod was credited with dreaming up a head-turner that made headlines. —

Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026 Bright Red Bright red is always a head turner, but Nolan isn't a huge fan of the color, preferring moodier reds to the classic fire engine color. —

Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026 Launched in 2006, the 288-foot head turner has won over 18 awards for its innovative design, which includes 2,400 square meters of sails that unfurl in just six minutes and a three-deck atrium with sunlight. —

Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2026 Three wooden cooking tools (a wooden spoon, a slotted spoon, and a turner) are also included. —

Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for turner

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gymnast

Noun

Former gymnasts immediately—and accurately—saw the season’s cancellation as a death sentence, and sought ways to intervene.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Apr. 2026
At the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games, fourteen-year-old gymnast Nadia Comăneci scored perfect 10s.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026