turned to

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Turned to means sought help or guidance from someone or something: She turned to her parents when money ran tight.

It also means directed attention or effort toward a subject or task: The committee turned to the budget after lunch.

In a physical sense, turned to can describe transformation: The milk turned to cheese, His admiration turned to resentment.

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redirected · converted · look · oriented · adapted · transitioned · defaulted · angled · gravitated · pivoted · concentrated · repositioned · dark side · invoked · transformed · rotated · entreated · last resort

Opposites
seeking help/support

turned toignored

Purposely not noticed

avoided · shunned · rejected · spurned · rebuffed

attention/focus

turned toignored

Purposely not noticed

disregarded · neglected · abandoned · dropped · left behind

transformation/becoming

turned toremained

Stayed in place

stayed

Family

turn, return, turning, turned, returned, returns, turns, returning, downturn

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