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turn away
verb as in alienate
verb as in avert
verb as in dismiss
verb as in pink slip
Weak matches
- ax
- boot
- boot out
- bounce
- bump
- can
- cashier
- defrock
- depone
- depose
- deselect
- discharge
- disemploy
- disfrock
- displace
- disqualify
- drop
- fire
- furlough
- give notice to
- give someone his or her walking papers
- give someone the ax
- give someone the gate
- give someone the pink slip
- give the ax
- give the gate
- give the heave-ho
- give walking papers
- give warning
- impeach
- kick out
- lay off
- let go
- let out
- oust
- pension
- put away
- recall
- release
- retire
- sack
- send packing
- shelve
- show someone the door
- shut out
- suspend
- terminate
- unfrock
- unseat
- wash out
verb as in recoil
verb as in refuse
Strong matches
Example Sentences
She flashes a rosy smile before turning away and finding a new dance partner to ambush.
Somewhat cheered, Beowulf turned away from chewing his blocks and took out his sketchbook.
He turned away from his mother—he didn’t want to see her glistening eyes —and threw himself back on the pillow.
Rather, the government says border agents may block asylum seekers from stepping on to U.S. soil and turn away their claims without a hearing.
The results also showed Latino voters were turning away from the GOP amid growing concerns about the economy.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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