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Synonyms for turn of events
turn of events
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Princeton's WordNet
turn, turn of events, twistnoun
an unforeseen development
"events suddenly took an awkward turn"
Synonyms:
routine, spell, kink, construction, device, play, number, spin, twist, bend, tour, twisting, turning, wrench, round, wind, eddy, whirl, twirl, pull, good turn, braid, tress, act, bout, gimmick, crook, go, turn, bit, winding, plait
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#123 | go | |
#143 | number | |
#516 | play | |
#552 | act | |
#904 | construction | |
#982 | bit | |
#1007 | turn | |
#1080 | tour | |
#1309 | round | |
#1634 | device | |
#1899 | wind | |
#3810 | pull | |
#4372 | turning | |
#5184 | spin | |
#5269 | routine | |
#6506 | bend | |
#6986 | spell | |
#7835 | twist | |
#12920 | bout | |
#14880 | winding | |
#15038 | eddy | |
#17309 | wrench | |
#23795 | twisting | |
#25335 | crook | |
#26588 | braid | |
#34730 | whirl | |
#36775 | kink | |
#42649 | gimmick | |
#61306 | twirl | |
#73570 | tress | |
#97695 | plait |
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It’s only with this recent turn of events that people have started to talk about this network, so there’s a host of additional things that are interesting to investigate.
In an unlikely but conceivable turn of events, what if that scientist becomes infected with the virus, which leads to an outbreak and ultimately triggers a pandemic? Many ask reasonable questions: given the possibility of such a scenario – however remote – should the initial experiments have been performed and/or published in the first place, and what were the processes involved in this decision?, scientists working in this field might say – as indeed I have said – that the benefits of such experiments and the resulting knowledge outweigh the risks.
The U.S. Department of Justice and Secret Service had the Central Bank dead to rights back in 2005 for not only counterfeiting, and printing the dollar, but also its leadership for circulating the notes and laundering money, so it would seem to be a remarkable turn of events, i am extremely skeptical of the deputy governor's sincerity.
The release of these five journalists is a welcome turn of events in Ethiopia, where the number of journalists in prison has steadily increased in recent years.
This latest horrendous turn of events has only served to strengthen the resolve of our investigation team as we work to identify those responsible for this outrageous, reckless and barbaric act, they are unable to say at this moment whether or not the nerve agent found in this incident is linked to the attack on Sergei and Yulia Skripal.
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