Synonyms for turn around
turn around

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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

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1. Gorky Urquieta:

   It's all conspiring against Argentina right now, but at the same time we see elements of stability, (and) things potentially beginning to turn around.

2. Hamid Rasaei:

   It's already a year since Mr Rouhani tried his magic key to turn around America's wolfish nature. Instead of turning, the key of trust and optimism broke in the lock, we have no idea what happened in Vienna ... What has been agreed upon in Vienna?

3. Ingrid Turinawe:

   They (Police) are just killing innocent people, people going about their business they turn around and blame the victims.

4. Oswald Clint:

   You're just seeing this 180-degree turn around the world.

5. Brian Wilson:

   There's kids who need homes. There's people who want to give it to them and they're turning them away, if they were to turn around and deny our right to foster a child because we had a Bible or Koran, they'd be screaming from the heavens, 'How dare somebody infringe upon somebody's First Amendment rights?'.