about-facing

Definition of about-facingnext
present participle of about-face

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • That also means that either reverting BIOS settings or performing an OS reset is possible.
    John Burek, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The stadium also has a different name, reverting back to Sporting Park after its 10-year agreement with Children’s Mercy expired.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The turmoil sweeping global markets has introduced a new layer of uncertainty, threatening to sap investor appetite that had just begun to recover, according to several industry practitioners.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Georgia Republicans swiftly approved a sweeping elections overhaul Friday that would make most local races in five core metro Atlanta counties nonpartisan — a dramatic shift that could complicate Democratic efforts to hold onto power in the state’s most populous and most liberal region.
    Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson accused the Republican National Committee on Monday of asking the Supreme Court to legislate from the bench by striking down late-arriving mail ballot laws, rather than having Congress or individual states pass laws ending mail ballot collection on Election Day.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Friday’s ruling by a federal judge striking down Pentagon press limits was cheered by the news organization that sued over the policy, The New York Times, and by a wide range of First Amendment advocates.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The move comes after Amazon MGM struggled to define its moviemaking ambitions, first focusing on indie productions, then pivoting to streaming premieres before more recently opting to back populist fare geared for the big screen.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Back to coal Asian governments are temporarily pivoting to coal as the Iran war chokes off natural gas supplies, undermining years of effort to curb the continent’s dependence on the dirtiest major fuel.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Environmental groups that have held Toyota up for years as a laggard on EVs offered a much less charitable take, saying the Japanese manufacturer is simply bowing now to their years of pressure to urge them to press the gas on electric cars as the world's largest carmaker.
    Keith Laing, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Food is prepared and offered; soju is poured; there’s bowing, candles, a special table and floor mat, and absolutely no shoes.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • That is why the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning the use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs brought an immediate sense of relief.
    Serena Sato, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2026
  • It's become a cornerstone of public school policy nationwide, but is being called into question again, and, with a stronger conservative majority on the Court than in 1982, overturning the ruling could radically reshape public education.
    Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But the Florida House supermajority, after years of blindly bending to DeSantis’ will, apparently decided that protecting Floridians from AI’s worst predations is too much to ask.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The desire to win has often resulted in athletes bending the rules.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • With the main entrance positioned above the building, visitors access the wellness center via a descending staircase and a gently curving ramp.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The changes will close much of the park, including the Greek Theater, Central Promenade, and South Plaza of Civic Center, where big festivals often set up stages and vendors line the curving sidewalks.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
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“About-facing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/about-facing. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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