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turnabout

[ turn-uh-bout ]

noun

  1. the act of turning in a different or opposite direction.
  2. a change of opinion, loyalty, etc.
  3. a reciprocal action; act of doing to someone exactly as that person has done to oneself or another:

    Turnabout is fair play.

  4. a person who changes things; a radical.
  5. Chiefly British. merry-go-round.


turnabout

/ ˈɜːəˌʊ /

noun

  1. the act of turning so as to face a different direction
  2. a change or reversal of opinion, attitude, etc
“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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Origin of turnabout1

First recorded in 1590–1600; noun use of verb phrase turn about
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In recent days the turnabout in Tesla’s fortunes has left Musk and his political supporters sounding ever more febrile.

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“This radical turnabout has never occurred,” Stark told The Times.

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The irony of his turnabout was not lost on his colleagues.

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And it represents a sobering turnabout for a foundation so prolific at Columbia that it underwrote both the Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion and the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center.

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Johnson’s welcome turnabout involved listening to the nation’s top national security officials; praying; and worrying about his son, who will soon enroll in the United States Naval Academy.

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