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
Gee’s conversion represents a turning, but also a departure: a turning away from the familiar—her family of origin—toward a broader community of faith.
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Terry Nguyen
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
The woman immediately covered her face and turned away from the camera, while a stunned Byron ducked down and exited the frame.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
In a clip filmed during the incident, Byron and Cabot’s immediate reaction was to duck and turn away from the camera and leave the frame, which led to the speculation and suspicions over their non-professional-appearing relationship.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2025
In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs ask for emergency relief from the provision so the nonprofit organization would not be forced to turn away patients who rely on Medicaid and who otherwise are not able to afford to pay out-of-pocket for health care.
—The Hill, 16 July 2025
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Terry Nguyen
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
The woman immediately covered her face and turned away from the camera, while a stunned Byron ducked down and exited the frame.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
In a clip filmed during the incident, Byron and Cabot’s immediate reaction was to duck and turn away from the camera and leave the frame, which led to the speculation and suspicions over their non-professional-appearing relationship.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2025
In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs ask for emergency relief from the provision so the nonprofit organization would not be forced to turn away patients who rely on Medicaid and who otherwise are not able to afford to pay out-of-pocket for health care.
—The Hill, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn away
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Fragrant herbs are often planted around vegetables to repel plant pests and attract pollinators to veggie flowers.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 July 2025
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Getting back to the lizards, there are certain scents that can repel lizards.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
21 July 2025
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The monthly number, which represents the percentage of people who are unemployed and looking for work is expected turn back up to 4.2% when the July jobs report is released on Friday, Aug. 1.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
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China is building out clean energy at a blistering pace, as the US takes a chainsaw to its wind and solar sectors and makes a hard turn back toward fossil fuels.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
29 July 2025
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If a student tries to evade this process and just asks for the answer, the AI will resist the request and instead redirect the student to engage with the material.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Of course, powerful pollution interests resist any positive change to the status quo.—
Mel Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 July 2025
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This is something that finally repulses Ivor, and that Orla also grapples with.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
27 July 2025
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In Liberia, especially, the Peace Corps volunteers were repulsed by the ways that Americo-Liberians — the descendants of the Black Americans who founded the country — oppressed indigenous ethnic groups.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
New York Daily News,
16 July 2025
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Those strengths were often neutralized while leading a veteran Phillies team as the organization tried to stave off an ultimately unavoidable rebuild.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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By trying to stave off its adversaries and protect itself from terrorist attacks, Israel will in fact be entering a state of permanent war.—
DANIEL BYMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
28 July 2025
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“Turn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20away. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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