turning away

present participle of turn away
as in turning 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 turning away Of course young voters are turning away from the president. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 Bradley cited the classic work of sociology, Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone, with the memorable thesis that Americans were turning away from community. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025 Steve Rubell, as a sort of publicity stunt, had started turning away celebrities in order to make the newspapers. Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025 Coders are now turning away from many of the public expressions of interest in different languages (like Google searches and Stack Exchange queries), which have served as key metrics for the ranking since 2013. IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025 Additionally, young people are turning away from alcohol more frequently. Enquirer Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025 Students from the kingdom are increasingly turning away from US universities in particular, put off by a mix of hostile immigration policies, concerns over gun violence, and the kingdom’s own push to grow its domestic education sector. Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025 Local solar installers are now fully booked and turning away new customers ahead of the December 31 deadline. Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025 And did a focus on militant Islamism mean turning away from threats posed by white supremacist groups? September 11, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • There would be no turning back.
    Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Week 8 highlights include Acalanes beating Campolindo in a matchup between unbeaten teams, Los Gatos getting a signature win at Wilcox, California turning back San Ramon Valley and more.
    Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
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  • This polarization means even post-Trump, Democrats may cling to divisive issues like defund-the-police echoes or aggressive cultural wars, repelling the non-ideological public weary of extremes.
    Nafees Alam, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
  • This polarization means even post-Trump, Democrats may cling to divisive issues like defund-the-police echoes or aggressive cultural wars, repelling the non-ideological public weary of extremes.
    Nafees Alam, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • Booth was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree child abuse, assault and three counts of resisting, assaulting or obstructing police.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • She was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree child abuse, felonious assault and assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer, investigators said.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025

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“Turning away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turning%20away. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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