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View definitions for be turned toward

be turned toward

verb as in face

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Gardner says the chairs can be turned toward the conversation zone inside or toward the yard to enjoy the view outside.

Not a single voice at any major media outlet has addressed how this near-miss catastrophe could be turned toward downsizing the massive public subsidies, hiding in plain sight, for the NFL's $15 billion enterprise.

From Salon

So far as I can find in my survey of hot takes, not a single voice at any major outlet has been raised, in any focused way, on how this near-miss catastrophe could be turned toward downsizing the massive public school and public facility subsidies, hiding in plain sight, for the NFL's $15 billion-a-year gladiatorial enterprise.

From Salon

“It has no place on our platform....Our intention at this convention is to make every one who hears or reads believe in the grand principle of equality of rights and chances for women, and if they see on our program the name of Douglass every thought will be turned toward the subject of amalgamation and away from that of woman and her disfranchisement....Do not throw around that marriage the halo of a pure and lofty duty to break down race lines. Your sympathy has run away with your judgment.”

A great number of faces, both on the carriage and off, seemed to be turned toward Jon and Daenerys.

From Slate

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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