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Related to at every turn: cut some slack, gunning for, if push comes to shove, not a chance, pulling the strings, no avail
turn
(Change), noun bend, change of direction, curve, detour, deviation, diversion, particular interpretation, twist, vicissitudeAssociated concepts: turnover order
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(Rotation), noun circuit, cycle, gyration, revolution, shift, span stretch, stintturn
(Change), verb alter, avert, bend, change, change opinion, coil, contort, convert, curdle, curl, deviate, ferment, form, induce, influence, metamorphose, mold, persuade, prevail upon, recast, reconstruct, shift, sinuate, slue, sway, swerve, transform, transmute, transpose, veer, wind, win overturn
(Deflect), verb alter belief, argue, avert, change course, convince, gainsay, maneuver, outmaneuver, transform, varyAssociated concepts: turn state's evidence
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(Rotate), verb change, gyrate, jibe, move, move clockwise, move counterclockwise, pivot, pull, push, spin, swivel, whirlSee also: accident, alter, avert, contort, contour, convert, crossroad, deviate, digress, flair, gift, impair, influence, occurrence, opportunity, oscillate, posture, predisposition, prejudice, proclivity, quirk, shape, situation, slant, spoil, tendency, transform, transition