as in turns away
to drive back
a cavalry charge that was turned back by withering fire
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Recent Examples of turns back
The third and final part focuses on the President (Idris Elba), who as the clock turns back again is making an appearance at a basketball game.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turns back
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And surely enough, the club’s focus soon turns away from their increasingly baffling cold case and onto a more pressing one.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
22 Aug. 2025
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Broadly, debanking is an umbrella term for when a bank turns away a potential customer, which can happen for a ton of reasons.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Spraying clothing with the pesticide Permethrin, which repels mosquitoes and ticks.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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The Insect Shield technology repels mosquitoes, ticks, black flies, ants and more.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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But Enyedi resists such big words.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Empowering risk-takers in an industry that resists change AWSOM is Walton’s third major construction project, and it was completed in two years and almost 50% under its (undisclosed) budget.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Turns back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turns%20back. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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