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Recent Examples of Synonyms for about-faced
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Musk is seeking to have Altman removed from the company's board, the company reverted back to a nonprofit, and have millions to be transferred to the charity arm at OpenAI.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
14 May 2026 -
In 2017, Neverland Ranch was reverted back to its original name of Sycamore Valley Ranch, per Billboard.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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After recently failing to obtain a five-month continuance of his trial, Kapoor’s defense lawyers — Don Samuel, Jane Raskin and Fred Schwartz — quickly pivoted to working out the plea deal with federal prosecutors.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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During the pandemic, the couple pivoted into a takeout operation, ultimately opening a full-service restaurant in 2021.—
Alicia Underlee Nelson,
Midwest Living,
15 May 2026
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Seconds later, Flore backtracked, called the foul on the floor, then backtracked his backtrack and reverted to his initial call.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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After landing her final move, Liu waved and bowed to each corner of the arena, leaving no section without attention.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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This was announcement comes exactly one year after Dogma 25 bowed at Cannes, with five Danish directors – May el-Toukhy, Milad Alami, Annika Berg, Isabella Eklöf and Jesper Just – announcing their projects.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Hernandez, a senior from Jurupa Valley High School, swept the postseason jumping events and defeated Crean Lutheran’s Reese Hogan in the high jump.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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The Mariners, swept by the Royals in a three-game series at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park at the start of the month, will be in Kansas City later this week.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
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Adding to his list of troubles on Saturday, May 16 was the fact that his driver's license had been revoked due to that prior DWI.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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However, the company retains data for up to 30 days after disconnection before deletion — and critically, financial conversations held in chat logs may persist indefinitely even after bank access is revoked.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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As Kelsey Luderer rounded third base and headed home Thursday after hitting a game-tying home run that ignited Sherman Oaks Notre Dame to a 6-3 Division 1 softball playoff win over Anaheim Canyon, she was greeted by every teammate at the plate.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Encompassing all 20 numbers from the latest album and not a single song that existed prior to it (rounded out to 22 with a quickie Nina Simone cover and a duet with Jay Som on their 2025 collab), the 95-minute set couldn’t have been less of a career retrospective.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Perhaps the shocking recent news of Alex Murdaugh’s convictions being overturned will spark voter interest in the Hulu true-crime miniseries.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Finally, on May 8th, the Virginia Supreme Court overturned the state’s redistricting referendum, reducing the Democrats’ potential gains from ten seats to six.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“About-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/about-faced. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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