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turn

noun as in chance, opportunity

noun as in walk, outing

noun as in aptitude, knack

noun as in scare

verb as in become sour or tainted

verb as in sicken

verb as in twist a body part

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Example Sentences

This heat will then be exchanged with a second loop of water, which turns into steam.

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The team are determined to turn this weekend's grand prix - held on a track where Hamilton has won five times, more than any other driver - into a celebration of everything they have achieved together.

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Mr Durov has also vowed to “turn moderation on Telegram from an area of criticism into one of praise”.

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"This is a tumor suppressor mechanism that had not been described before, and we think the cancers that can turn it off, by secreting less EV-DNA, have a better chance of spreading," Dr. Wortzel said.

It is a so-called transcription factor; It acts as a switch that turns genes on or off, and it thus affects how the cell behaves.

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

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