Definitions
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- noun A turn of 180 degrees, typically in a military formation.
- verb intransitive To turn 180 degrees, typically in a military formation.
- verb intransitive Total reversal of opinion or attitude.
Etymologies
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Examples
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But, he insisted, he wasn't making a complete about-turn.
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Then last year, he did an unexpected culinary about-turn.
Perry Garfinkel: A Chef Searches For The Soul Of Indian Cuisine Perry Garfinkel 2011
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In terms of his reporting, what Gourevitch has persevered to communicate, time and again, is that Rwanda's about-turn toward stability is politically counterintuitive.
Pia Sawhney: Blaming the Messenger: A Response to 'One Man's Rwanda' by Tristan McConnell Pia Sawhney 2011
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The about-turn was also welcomed by Paris and Berlin.
Papandreou to step aside for 'broad acceptance' government 2011
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Watford's new owner, Laurence Bassini, has effected an about-turn over plans to introduce his own associates to the board, choosing instead to work only with the existing old guard of Graham Taylor, Stuart Timperley and David Fransen.
Liverpool pick up extension for new Stanley Park stadium from council 2011
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Twickenham's search for a performance director has turned into a shambles after the Rugby Football Union did an about-turn over its requirements for the position.
Civil war erupts as RFU clears path for Sir Clive Woodward's return 2011
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Regarding the execrable pact between Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia, which shocked many former communist sympathizers into lives of anticommunism, Mr. Hobsbawm dismisses the "zig-zags and turns of Comintern and Soviet policy," specifically the "about-turn of 1939-41," which "need not detain us here."
How a True Believer Keeps the Faith Michael Moynihan 2011
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Mr. Singh's government first was forced into an about-turn on a decision it took last month to allow foreign supermarkets to set up shop in India.
Key Programs to Aid Poor Come Under Fire in India Tom Wright 2011
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While the sudden about-turn by the Obama Administration may have been a rude awakening for some folks in Calgary's Petroleum Club, in the end it only serves to reroute Canadian oil to where world markets will ultimately dictate that it flow.
Jeffrey Rubin: Chilly Reception Awaits U.S. Energy Companies in Canada Jeffrey Rubin 2012
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Yet that still represents something of an about-turn by the England setup, with Everton having initially been under the impression that the 29-year-old, who sustained a hairline fracture to a toe in last month's win at Fulham, would be excused any involvement after talks with the national medical staff.
Phil Jagielka faces toe injection as John Terry waits in England wings 2011
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