as in turns 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 turns away
Continue reading … SERVICE REFUSED — Backlash erupts after Florida parlor turns away veterans and active-duty members.
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FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Get it before this deal turns away from your doorstep.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
23 Apr. 2026
More chatting, the camera turns away to shoot some B-roll.
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Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
And this worry usually arises when a dog turns away from food, gets a stomach ache, or loses energy.
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Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
My body turns away before my mind can catch up.
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Valeng Cha,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
Amazon will also close 15 of its Amazon Go locations as the company turns away from brick-and-mortar grocery stores to concentrate on online same-day delivery and its Whole Foods Market brand.
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Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
For instance, with the North Node moving into Aquarius (your eighth house of intimacy) and the South Node in Leo, your focus turns away from clinging to pride and comfort, and toward deeper emotional exchange.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
Timothée Chalamet returns alongside Zendaya and Florence Pugh as the film turns away from conquest and toward consequence.
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Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2026
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Get it before this deal turns away from your doorstep.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
23 Apr. 2026
More chatting, the camera turns away to shoot some B-roll.
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Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
And this worry usually arises when a dog turns away from food, gets a stomach ache, or loses energy.
—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
My body turns away before my mind can catch up.
—
Valeng Cha,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
Amazon will also close 15 of its Amazon Go locations as the company turns away from brick-and-mortar grocery stores to concentrate on online same-day delivery and its Whole Foods Market brand.
—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
For instance, with the North Node moving into Aquarius (your eighth house of intimacy) and the South Node in Leo, your focus turns away from clinging to pride and comfort, and toward deeper emotional exchange.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
Timothée Chalamet returns alongside Zendaya and Florence Pugh as the film turns away from conquest and toward consequence.
—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turns away
Verb
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An exhibit celebrating the Metro’s rail system turns back time with its vintage 1970s railcar.
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Kara talks her out of it, and when Ruthye walks away, Kara turns back to Krem and stabs him multiple times with a sword.
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The strong scent of nasturtiums naturally repels destructive insects, such as cucumber beetles, squash bugs, and whiteflies.
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The finish also repels fingerprints and other marks, very much unlike my gray XGIMI Elfin Flip projector.
Verb
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Sigmund Freud believed that every crush has a strand of disgust, that people are attracted to what repulses them.
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Charlie, though, is trying to keep them out of a country that thoroughly repulses him.
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The episodes bounce between periods as Angelyne tries new ventures (a music career) and resists others (a Playboy photoshoot), all while avoiding the journalist (Alex Karpovsky) and documentarian (Lukas Gage) trying to uncover her origin story.
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The book, like the exhibition, is overwhelming, resists linear reading, and purposefully drives the observer into a state of disorientation.
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“Turns away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turns%20away. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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