Thesaurus results for U-TURN

U-turn

noun

as in reversal

a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite an abrupt U-turn of her support for the candidate after hearing the news of his misdeeds

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Recent Examples of U-turn The Rich Starry—a Chinese tanker that tried to make a break for it yesterday—did a U-turn and is now back inside the strait. —

Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026 Waymo said the car was trying to make a U-turn to clear the way, and a nearby police officer helped. —

Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026 On their record-breaking flyby, the astronauts reached a maximum 252,756 miles from Earth before hanging a U-turn behind the moon, eclipsing Apollo's 13 distance record. —

Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026 On their record-breaking flyby, the astronauts reached a maximum 252,756 miles from Earth before hanging a U-turn behind the moon, eclipsing Apollo 13‘s distance record. —

Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for U-turn

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reversal

Noun

That’s a reversal of the 17-day window implemented during the pandemic years.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
National figures show a similar reversal.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026