as in reversal
a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite
employees regarded the latest turnabout as a sure sign that management hadn't a clue as to what it was doing
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Recent Examples of turnabout
This represents a turnabout from the pattern of the last 25 years, when there was little evident resistance from bond buyers as the U.S. government looked to borrow.
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Neil Irwin, Axios, 19 May 2025
The lawsuit reflects a stark philosophical turnabout from the position on gender identity issues taken during Democratic administrations.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Loading your audio article OAKLAND — Less than a year after Alameda County agreed to his release from prison in an abrupt turnabout, a local resident has been charged with nine felonies in connection with a recent shooting.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
That's a turnabout from 2022, as developers took advantage of falling equipment costs and, at least in some areas, alternatives to lengthy grid-connection queues.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
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Neil Irwin, Axios, 19 May 2025
The lawsuit reflects a stark philosophical turnabout from the position on gender identity issues taken during Democratic administrations.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Loading your audio article OAKLAND — Less than a year after Alameda County agreed to his release from prison in an abrupt turnabout, a local resident has been charged with nine felonies in connection with a recent shooting.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
That's a turnabout from 2022, as developers took advantage of falling equipment costs and, at least in some areas, alternatives to lengthy grid-connection queues.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnabout
reversal
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The license revocations had marked a broader policy reversal, as Washington responded to what officials described as Nicolás Maduro’s failure to uphold commitments tied to democratic reforms and migration cooperation.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 July 2025
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Coenraads served as research director for seven years and demonstrated the first global reversal of symptoms in preclinical models in 2007.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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“Turnabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnabout. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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