about-facing

verb

present participle of about-face
1
as in reverting

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2
as in sweeping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for about-facing
  1. reverting
  2. sweeping
  3. striking down
  4. pivoting
  5. overturning
  6. bowing
  7. bending
  8. curving
Verb
  • At least Mercedes is reverting back to screwing things together rather than gluing things in a back-to-basics manufacturing push.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 11 June 2026
  • The state is reverting some districts to older lines that are more favorable to Republicans.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 May 2026
Definition of reverting
Verb
  • Deschamps’ side had scored 13 goals in four games, sweeping a competitive Sweden team aside in the previous round.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • And while the weather this summer was always expected to be a challenge, the heat wave sweeping the US has made monitoring the temperatures of World Cup players an even higher priority.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of sweeping
Verb
  • The conservative majority also sided with Vice President JD Vance and Republicans in striking down a law limiting how much political parties can spend in coordination with an election candidate.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The court dealt Trump a major defeat in February by striking down his sweeping worldwide tariffs.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Definition of striking down
Verb
  • When infrastructure is unified, IT generalists can manage the entire environment through a single lens, pivoting from reactive maintenance to high-value architectural innovation.
    — Sam Rastogi, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • In fact, experts caution against reacting too quickly by pivoting to gold.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Definition of pivoting
Verb
  • More than 160 years earlier, Galileo's telescopic observations had revealed mountains, valleys, and craters on the lunar surface, overturning the ancient notion that heavenly bodies were perfect spheres.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 2 July 2026
  • The ruling is the latest in a series of Supreme Court decisions that have loosened campaign finance restrictions, overturning a 2001 precedent that upheld the spending limits.
    — Michel Martin, NPR, 1 July 2026
Definition of overturning
Verb
  • An adventure bowing to higher authority, raising yourself above nothing and no one.
    — Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • China and Japan are part of the offshore suite opening Friday, with France and Belgium bowing next weekend.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 26 June 2026
Definition of bowing
Verb
  • Leandro Trossard got the assist, bending a perfect back-post cross from the end line to his waiting teammate.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • For much of her decades-long career, Madonna has been known as not only a genre-bending talent and headline-grabber, but also a certified hitmaker.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of bending
Verb
  • His update on the C-cut began just below the chin, with extra lift at the roots and inward-curving lengths that narrowed toward the ends to create the illusion of a heart.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 July 2026
  • Nusa scored a beautiful goal after curving a shot into the top right corner, just past the arms of Fofana to give Norway a 1-0 lead.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
Definition of curving
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“About-facing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/about-facing. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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