as in gymnast
one who performs feats of physical strength, balance, and agility on special apparatus
in the days before physical fitness became part of the mainstream, turners in athletic clubs were often regarded as social oddities
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Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 17 July 2024
The six-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom adobe-style home is a head turner both on the inside and the outside, and has a gentle subtle appeal with jaw-dropping views of the city from almost every window.
—Tj MacIas, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2024
The blurb on the back described it as a page turner, and Corrin nodded in approval.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2023
An architectural head turner, the last project to be completed during the lifetime of innovative and influential modernist architect Pierre Koenig, the Schwartz House in Santa Monica, California, is on the market at $4.55 million.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2023
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Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 17 July 2024
The six-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom adobe-style home is a head turner both on the inside and the outside, and has a gentle subtle appeal with jaw-dropping views of the city from almost every window.
—Tj MacIas, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2024
The blurb on the back described it as a page turner, and Corrin nodded in approval.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2023
An architectural head turner, the last project to be completed during the lifetime of innovative and influential modernist architect Pierre Koenig, the Schwartz House in Santa Monica, California, is on the market at $4.55 million.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2023
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“Turner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turner. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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