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Another word for about-face

VERB

  1. To turn sharply around

    See also:

    approach

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Another word for about-face

NOUN

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    Sentence Examples

    • Nothing short of an encounter with the risen Christ has remotely explained his major about-face.

    • His attitude toward her did an about face so obvious that even Jonathan noticed.

    • After saying the ward would not be closed health bosses then did an about-face.

    • Nevertheless, the present south Korean authorities made about-face to our sincerity and concocted the " sunshine policy " .

    • The philosophy of ' getting more ' is one which Graeme Chalklin likes to turn about-face, and direct toward his suppliers.

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