as in to repel
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 turn away
Some of the footage and images were so graphic during the trial that Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak granted a defense request that the courtroom television monitor be turned away from the gallery, where members of Wadee’s family sat during the trial, so that only the jurors could see it.
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Selina Guevara, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
However, Aurora’s face was turned away from the camera.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The next adventure is just a page turn away.
Follow me on Twitter.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
In fact, seven of the dogs turned away from the mirror to look toward their owner's actual location.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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Selina Guevara, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
However, Aurora’s face was turned away from the camera.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The next adventure is just a page turn away.
Follow me on Twitter.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
In fact, seven of the dogs turned away from the mirror to look toward their owner's actual location.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn away
Verb
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Kitchens: In kitchens, runners repel the inevitable greases and liquids that come with cooking.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The 200-day has been an important level, repelling multiple relief rallies over the past year, including last month.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Police later determined Skelton's phone was in Ohio at 4:30 a.m. before it was turned off and then turned back on at 6 a.m. in Morenci.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Some of the team broke under the weight of it all and turned back.—
Cassidy Randall,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The union’s wherewithal to resist the cap has become almost part and parcel of its identity and there has never been any indication that the players are prepared to give in now.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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As Hill resists sitting down, another officer jumps from behind him, place an arm around his chest, and pulls him to the ground as Hill continues shouting about knee surgery.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Kay’s particular diet was a recurring talking point on the show, with condiments such as ketchup and mayo among the foods that repulsed the TV voice of the Yankees.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025
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These same, once skeptical business leaders rallied around Trump in 2017 but were repulsed by many of his words and actions within eight months, withdrawing support, not returning to give him a second chance until now.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Lowry will have his hands full staving off the strongest field to date in 2025.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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The plan to recapture Savannah failed, but soldiers from Saint-Domingue helped stave off a British counterattack.—
Danielle Amir Jackson,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Turn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20away. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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