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
This is a turnabout for the agency, which joined the Fed and the FDIC in January 2023, under the Biden administration, in issuing a general caution against banks partnering with digital asset businesses or offering related services.
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Brady Dale, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
September 5 details the network turnabout that eventually led to Democrat politicians hiring former ABC News producer James Goldston in 2022 to take on Arledge’s legacy and then arrange and fabricate the J6 Select Committee hearings for primetime consumption.
—Armond White, National Review, 28 Feb. 2025
The turnabout has created a pleasing narrative for those aggrieved at scientific governance.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Daniel Webster, a leading expert on firearm policy at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, said the turnabout has been stunning.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Brady Dale, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
September 5 details the network turnabout that eventually led to Democrat politicians hiring former ABC News producer James Goldston in 2022 to take on Arledge’s legacy and then arrange and fabricate the J6 Select Committee hearings for primetime consumption.
—Armond White, National Review, 28 Feb. 2025
The turnabout has created a pleasing narrative for those aggrieved at scientific governance.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Daniel Webster, a leading expert on firearm policy at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, said the turnabout has been stunning.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnabout
reversal
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The president’s public pressure campaign on the Fed comes as the central bank faces an ironic, whiplash-inducing reversal.—
Brian Cheung,
NBC news,
8 May 2025
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Since Bloomberg first reported the reversal on Wednesday, Nvidia and AMD stocks have gained 4.4% and 3.4%, respectively.—
Niamh Rowe,
Quartz,
8 May 2025
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“Turnabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnabout. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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