Synonyms for turning away
turn·ing away

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1. avoidance, turning away, shunning, dodgingnoun

   deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

   Synonyms:
   avoidance, scheme, dodging, escape, evasion, shunning, dodge

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1. • Rejection

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1. I Ching:

   Indecision regarding the choice among pleasures temporarily robs a man of inner peace. After due reflection, he attains joy by turning away from the lower pleasures and seeking the higher ones.

2. Philip Racusin:

   This allows small oil and gas operators to get funds when large institutional investors are turning away from the industry.

3. Marcus Aurelius:

   People find pleasure in different ways. I find it in keeping my mind clear. In not turning away from people or the things that happen to them. In accepting and welcoming everything I see. In treating each thing as it deserves.

4. Sergio Munoz:

   What we're doing is restorative justice, chile has evolved from turning away from these issues to taking them on.

5. Sergio Munoz:

   Chile has evolved from turning away from these issues to taking them on.