turn against
verb
turned against; turning against; turns against
1
: to stop supporting or being friendly to (someone or something)
The senator eventually turned against the war.
She turned against her best friend.
2
: to cause (someone) to stop being friendly toward (someone)
He tried to turn our friends against us.
3
: to use (something) in a way that harms or discredits (someone)
Her political opponent tried to turn her many years of experience in Washington against her.
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With a growing share of Americans turning against the AI construction boom, data centers have become a convenient lightning rod for rising power bills.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 20 May 2026
As the tide turned against him, Massie leaned into anti-Israel advocacy as his closing argument.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
Trump is still highly popular with the Republican base, even as independents turn against him and Democrats remain almost unanimously opposed.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026
During this period, the Corleonesi faction killed several of his relatives, including two of his sons, which led him to turn against the organization.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 20 May 2026
As the tide turned against him, Massie leaned into anti-Israel advocacy as his closing argument.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
Trump is still highly popular with the Republican base, even as independents turn against him and Democrats remain almost unanimously opposed.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026
During this period, the Corleonesi faction killed several of his relatives, including two of his sons, which led him to turn against the organization.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
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“Turn against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20against. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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