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1. reversal, turn aroundverb

   turning in an opposite direction or position

   "the reversal of the image in the lens"

   Synonyms:
   volte-face, reverse, reversion, policy change, turnabout, transposition, flip-flop, blow, black eye, reversal, change of mind, turnaround, about-face, setback

2. swing around, swing about, turn aroundverb

   turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically

   "He turned around to face his opponent"; "My conscience told me to turn around before I made a mistake"

   Synonyms:
   pick up, swing around, swing about

3. turn aroundverb

   improve dramatically

   "The new strategy turned around sales"; "The tutor turned around my son's performance in math"

   Synonyms:
   pick up, swing around, swing about

4. turn around, pick upverb

   improve significantly; go from bad to good

   "Her performance in school picked up"

   Synonyms:
   nail, percolate, call for, swing about, lift up, perk up, get wind, elate, get a line, gain vigor, get word, hear, gather up, uplift, learn, collect, catch, arrest, apprehend, receive, perk, find out, intoxicate, pick up, peck, nab, discover, swing around, collar, cop, see

How to use turn around in a sentence?

1. Dave Maass:

   Vigilant is co-opting policing, they have even found a way to impose quotas with a vague metric where they can turn around and take back the equipment if they are n’t getting enough from law-enforcement agencies.

2. Amy Walter:

   We're seeing a touch of optimism creep in, in terms of voters' opinions about the economy, it's not going to turn around overnight. But at least if the trend line is going in the right way, that's good for Democrats. The more Donald Trump is in the spotlight, that's also good for Democrats.

3. Bryan Seeley:

   You can say that you care about integrity too, but when you turn around and oppose any requirement that you let the leagues know about integrity problems, it is hard for me to believe you.

4. Patrick Harker:

   That starts a spiral that's hard to turn around.

5. Chief Michael A. Wiegand:

   This is some of the highest water we have ever seen and it will be higher than 2015, we need to all use our common sense. Don't drown turn around, if you see standing water don't drive through it whatsoever.

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