as in turned back
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 turned away
Witnesses reportedly told police that the 31-year-old rapper tried to enter White’s private event but started arguing with the footballer when he and his friends were turned away.
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David Matthews, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Soon after allegedly being turned away at the White House, Lake also bought a condo in her native Iowa, according to MS Now, perhaps to try her luck in politics there.
—The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
McNeill said many private contractors get turned away from the supply when there is salt shortage.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Censori stepped out of the limo, turned away from the cameras, and dropped her black Galliano fur to the floor to reveal herself in a nearly invisible mesh dress, sewn onto Censori by future Maison Margiela couturier Simon Carle.
—Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
Children get no more than an hour of daily instruction, and overcrowding means some are turned away.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
On Wednesday, 15 patients from Gaza and 31 of their relatives were scheduled to cross to Egypt, but more than half of the group was turned away, said Raed al-Nims, a spokesperson for the Palestine Red Crescent Society.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Around the same time that the Genetic Studies of Genius started to yield questionable results, our collective attention turned away from IQ toward EQ, when Peter Salovey and John Mayer coined the term emotional intelligence in 1990, and Daniel Goleman popularized it with his 1995 book.
—Big Think, 3 Feb. 2026
Hassan turned away and stood in front of a closed shop.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
David Matthews, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Soon after allegedly being turned away at the White House, Lake also bought a condo in her native Iowa, according to MS Now, perhaps to try her luck in politics there.
—The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
McNeill said many private contractors get turned away from the supply when there is salt shortage.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Censori stepped out of the limo, turned away from the cameras, and dropped her black Galliano fur to the floor to reveal herself in a nearly invisible mesh dress, sewn onto Censori by future Maison Margiela couturier Simon Carle.
—Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
Children get no more than an hour of daily instruction, and overcrowding means some are turned away.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
On Wednesday, 15 patients from Gaza and 31 of their relatives were scheduled to cross to Egypt, but more than half of the group was turned away, said Raed al-Nims, a spokesperson for the Palestine Red Crescent Society.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Around the same time that the Genetic Studies of Genius started to yield questionable results, our collective attention turned away from IQ toward EQ, when Peter Salovey and John Mayer coined the term emotional intelligence in 1990, and Daniel Goleman popularized it with his 1995 book.
—Big Think, 3 Feb. 2026
Hassan turned away and stood in front of a closed shop.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned away
Verb
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Investigators went in and out of the family's home throughout the day, but Carillo said it has been turned back over to the Guthries.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Nancy Guthrie’s home has been turned back over to Guthrie’s family.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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And Republicans are among those repulsed by the ongoing scandals.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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That effort quickly repulsed decent Americans.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Another white woman my father spoke with rejected the Manasseh Club because she was repelled by members’ fixation on light skin.—
Dorothy Roberts,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Though they’re attracted to low electrical fields emitted by smaller fish, they are repelled by the strength of the field from the device.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Rather than mimicking human movement for its own sake, Atlas prioritizes efficiency, balance, and perception, aiming to solve industrial tasks that have historically resisted automation.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Jes Staley, a high-ranking executive who was Epstein’s primary contact, was among those who resisted cutting ties.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Turned away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20away. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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