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turn away

verb

  1. to move or cause to move in a different direction so as not to face something

    one of the child turned away while the others hid

  2. tr to refuse admittance or assistance to

    dozens of people were turned away from the hostel

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Mr Elias said: "Once he turns away from you and gets into the vehicle he doesn't give off any threat."

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The combination has made potential visitors scared to travel to the U.S. out of fear they, too, will be detained, turned away or targeted.

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A group of attorneys who said they represent families of disappeared people was also turned away.

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Doris Anderson, 81, turned away from Cisneros and told the crowd at the town hall that voters should begin an economic boycott of companies like Amazon.

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Then, Bayes told them to turn away from each other and walk to opposite ends of the room.

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