as in to repel
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 turn away
Warren described a scenario where such a person could be turned away from an understaffed SSA office far from their home due to the agency's upcoming cuts and office closures.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
The Aggies turned away Yale 80-71 at Ball Arena earlier in the evening.
—Arnie Stapleton, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The legal document details that Lawrence didn’t have the correct paperwork to take her dog, a 9-year-old miniature schnauzer, on the flight and was subsequently turned away.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 20 Mar. 2025
An American retreat to isolationist policies, spotlit by the constant coverage President Trump's actions garner, is already prompting a turn away from the U.S. and our democratic values toward our adversaries, like Russia and China.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
The Aggies turned away Yale 80-71 at Ball Arena earlier in the evening.
—Arnie Stapleton, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The legal document details that Lawrence didn’t have the correct paperwork to take her dog, a 9-year-old miniature schnauzer, on the flight and was subsequently turned away.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 20 Mar. 2025
An American retreat to isolationist policies, spotlit by the constant coverage President Trump's actions garner, is already prompting a turn away from the U.S. and our democratic values toward our adversaries, like Russia and China.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn away
Verb
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Humans aren’t the only ones repelled by penguin poo, however.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
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Wool Rugs Wool rugs maintain their shape and texture more easily than any synthetic blend due to their durable fiber quality, which also naturally repels dirt and dust.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
20 Mar. 2025
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Pic suffered a tough break when, shortly into the premiere showing at Roy Thomson Hall when the propulsive narrative was just taking off, the film had to be halted and the lights turned back on because of a medical emergency suffered by a ticketholder.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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Palestinians have appeared ready for peace in the past, only to turn back to rejection and terrorism.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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This was done by using the slender bridges to form triangles, a rigid shape found in engineering and architecture to resist bending and warping.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Despite causing great pain, Black couldn't resist naming the spine stuck in her foot BARBara.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Even as the Russians massed forces and achieved a three-to-one advantage in troops in Kursk late last year, the Ukrainians held on—deploying mines, drones and artillery to repeatedly repulse Russian mechanized assaults.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Kay’s particular diet was a recurring talking point on the show, with condiments such as ketchup and mayo among the foods that repulsed the TV voice of the Yankees.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025
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Scoring two first-period goals, UConn staved off perennial contender Quinnipiac, 4-1, Friday to advance to the final of the Allentown Regional at PPL Center.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2025
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Their expulsion has been viewed as a show of cooperation from Mexican officials to stave off the Trump administration’s threats to apply tariffs on Mexican goods.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Turn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20away. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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