TURNS AROUND Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

turns around

verb

present tense third-person singular of turn around

as in changes

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The approach also changes how attendees learn about potential matches.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
Knowing there is a different sequence for the vinyl changes everything.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 13 July 2026

Definition of changes

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The look fluctuates as the show’s emphasis shifts from land to land.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2026
Consumer spending typically fluctuates during major events, with activity often peaking around marquee matchups, weekend games and knockout-round contests that attract larger crowds and longer visitor stays.

— Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Definition of fluctuates

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Even fewer have the potential to do something profound and ignite a new narrative about a place that shifts how an entire neighborhood, city, or even a country is preceived from the outside in.

— Peter Lane Taylor, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
For California, this typically shifts the winter jet stream farther south, potentially bringing more storms to Southern California, according to NOAA.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of shifts

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High tide varies up to 90 minutes earlier or later along the Pacific Coast and through the San Francisco Bay, respectively.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Regulation varies by state and there is currently no mandatory federal accreditation or licensing requirement for either body donation organizations or non-transplant tissue banks, which are not regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

Definition of varies

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Incoom played 85% of Carolina’s special teams snaps last season.

— Mike Kaye July 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
The slightest details, or the smallest bits of structure, are what stick out—what can feel like an amorphous ooze of nothingness suddenly snaps into place thanks to a rhythmic rattle or jagged vocal sample.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026

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