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noun

ˈtərn-ə-ˌrau̇nd How to pronounce turnaround (audio)
Definition of turnaroundnext
as in reversal
a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite we were at a loss to explain this turnaround in our daughter's attitude toward her studies

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verb

as in to change

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Recent Examples of turnaround
Noun
Wide receivers Playing Thursday, Matthew Golden has a short turnaround, but he’s ranked. — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026 With Mougey likely staying, and the clear timeline issue that can create, does there need to be a quick turnaround with a new head coach, or will there be patience? — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
After spending years as an assistant football coach at Sylmar and San Fernando, Boo Williams arrived at Sun Valley Poly this season with a mission to turn around a program that always seemed to have talent but rarely put together many victories. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 But his Hollywood career began to turn around quickly after that. — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for turnaround
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnaround
  1. reversal
  2. change
  3. fluctuate
  4. snap
  5. shift
  6. mutate
  7. vary
Noun
  • Her husband also wrote a letter to the editor of the Tribune this month pleading for a reversal of the university’s decision.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Symptoms can be reversed with naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug also known as Narcan.
    — Diana Anos, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of reversal
Verb
  • Her physical absence changes nothing about the circumstances of our friendship.
    — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In recent weeks, AI companies have been working to change that.
    — Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of change
Verb
  • The reason is related to the price of natural gas that fluctuates, leading to high charges on bills, like in the past, or credits that are expected to last for a one-year period until next May.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The researchers combined thermodynamic modeling with an economic analysis to examine how storing and releasing reactor heat could improve operational flexibility and help nuclear plants respond to fluctuating electricity prices.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of fluctuate
Verb
  • In 2020, Ben Motal aptly persuaded the Court of Appeals that the FOIA's right to copy records includes photographing them, after Little Rock incredibly barred him from snapping a picture of an accident report.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Once inside, the wiggly worm-bot can snap photos, administer drugs, and even take small biopsy samples.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of snap
Verb
  • Election forecaster Cook Political Report shifted Ohio’s gubernatorial race toward Democratic candidate Amy Acton on Friday after a week of backlash over an ad Republican Vivek Ramaswamy ran featuring her estranged mother.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Miller points out that the numbers are extremely volatile, and could shift big time by election day.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of shift
Verb
  • Bobby remained on the trial for 29 weeks before his cancer mutated and began to evade the treatment.
    — STAT Staff, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In mink, the dairy strain of bird flu may have found a much better host for mutating into a human flu, because mink airways have an abundance of the type of cell receptors in people’s throats and noses that are a common pathway for infection.
    — Nat Lash, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of mutate
Verb
  • The measures in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, North Carolina, and Ohio vary in scope.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Microsoft notes that availability, purchasing options, eligible games, and cloud gaming features may vary by market, device, account eligibility, and preview ring.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of vary

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“Turnaround.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnaround. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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