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
But the turnabout didn't entirely make clear what happens next.
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
Ironically, this evening is a complete turnabout that promotes gentle, warm, loving energy with others.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
But that longstanding status quo has now been shaken — a turnabout for Hezbollah that has opened a new political chapter in Lebanon.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Pakistan’s frustrations with the Taliban represent a sharp turnabout.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
Ironically, this evening is a complete turnabout that promotes gentle, warm, loving energy with others.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
But that longstanding status quo has now been shaken — a turnabout for Hezbollah that has opened a new political chapter in Lebanon.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Pakistan’s frustrations with the Taliban represent a sharp turnabout.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Turnabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnabout. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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