TURNING AROUND Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

turning around

verb

present participle of turn around

as in fluctuating

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The recall may be particularly relevant to women in midlife, when fluctuating estrogen levels can influence histamine activity and potentially intensify allergy symptoms.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 22 July 2026
But the fluctuating fleet size, inconsistency in supervised vs unsupervised vehicles, and long wait times tell a very different story.

— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 21 July 2026

Definition of fluctuating

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Jeon died in 1962, at which point his son and other relatives took over the collection, eventually changing its name to the Kansong Art Museum in 1966.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026
View gallery - 4 images The way people use smart devices is changing as AI becomes a bigger part of everyday life.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 July 2026

Definition of changing

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The administration maintains that vandals slashed a gash — of varying lengths, from 250 feet to 300 yards — in the pool's foundation, but has not released any clear evidence.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 22 July 2026
This picture is universal and applies to all time-varying signals—and far more than those, too.

— Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026

Definition of varying

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The company is seen as pivotal to bringing chip manufacturing back to American soil, following decades of it shifting to Asia.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
But utilities are promising investors and regulators that ratepayers won’t be stuck with AI’s tab, even as watchdogs point to cases shifting exactly those costs onto residential bills.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 July 2026

Definition of shifting

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Sparks, buzzing, crackling, snapping or popping noises can all indicate that there may be electricity in the water.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Boston took two more over the weekend from Tampa before another win on Monday against Baltimore, snapping the Orioles’ own seven-game win streak.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of snapping

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Corson said raising the minimum wage and building more housing are both part of the solution for improving affordability.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
By selling more games digitally, the company has less need to manufacture physical boxes, and physical discs are eliminated completely, improving profit margins.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Definition of improving

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Wall Street’s support for Netflix is wavering after the streaming platform’s latest results on Thursday failed to ease concerns over slowing growth, with a number of analysts slashing price targets for the stock.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 17 July 2026
But after posting their best quarter on record, chipmakers are wavering.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 2026

Definition of wavering

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