as in reversals
a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite
an abrupt U-turn of her support for the candidate after hearing the news of his misdeeds
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reversals
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Among the most visible reversals are in trucking and auto regulation.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Oct. 2025 -
Every member of the CDC’s Washington office, which serves as a conduit between the agency’s Atlanta headquarters and Capitol Hill, was fired; barring a second round of reversals, that office appears to be closed.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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“U-turns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/U-turns. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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