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turn of events
noun as in development
Strong matches
Weak match
Example Sentences
Trump becomes the first president since Grover Cleveland to get elected to nonconsecutive terms — a surprising turn of events after early indications that the vote counting might last several days.
In a tragic turn of events, Cimarron’s father, Ben, a US army veteran, took his own life 18 months later.
It all looked so different as Saints dominated the first half but the mood turned ugly at the end, a combination of anger and disbelief at the turn of events that had been witnessed.
Before the sudden turn of events, she explained, she and her family had felt like spectators to the hostilities and downplayed the dangers.
She added, “in a tragic turn of events,” her older sister “lost her life on the same day.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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