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turnabout

noun

ˈtərn-ə-ˌbau̇t

Definition of turnabout

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 The turnabout led to a statewide recount that took weeks, cost more than $260,000 and ultimately reaffirmed Prosser's reelection. — Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The market’s message is often beguiling and inscrutable, with frequent overshoots and crowd-humiliating turnabouts that would be so satisfying to see coming in advance. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 Abbott’s campaign season turnabout on data centers doesn’t seem to have soothed many. — Marc Levy, Fortune, 23 July 2026 So why, Ghosh wonders, are such rapid turnabouts so rarely present in the genre? — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for turnabout

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reversal

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The 2018 tailspin had followed a massive momentum crescendo and reversal several months earlier, which gave way to an erratic tape that couldn't absorb what seemed at the time relatively unthreatening Federal Reserve tightening actions.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
In Georgia, Wesley’s Law, championed by Laura and Larry Gay after their son’s death, required public schools to stock overdose-reversal medication such as naloxone.

— Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026

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