360

plural 360s · alternative three-sixty · alternative three sixty

1. A single spin which results in the original orientation.

   The basketball player did a 360 and dunked.

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   The road was wet and my car did a 360, freaking me out.

2. businessAn instance of 360 degree feedback.

   As your organization grows, performing live 360s for every employee obviously won't be feasible. At Return Path, live 360s are limited to VP-level team members and above.

   2013, Matt Blumberg, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business

3. proscribedA complete change of direction or opinion.

   No thanks. I used to be clueless but I turned that situation around 360 degrees.

   1992 July 30, Scott Adams, Dilbert (comic), archived from the original on 22 Feb 2023

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   In the past, her stance on abortion was more the way I feel, just for the first trimester, then she did a 360.

   2017, New York Times, ‘You Focus on the Good’: Women Who Voted for Trump, in Their Own Words

   “He totally did a 360 [degree turn] from his younger years,” said Steve Black, a long-time friend.

   2022, “Former NHL star Tom McCarthy went to prison then turned his life around”, in The Globe and Mail

   Following a political backlash among her strongest supporters, Truss did a 360° and scrapped the tax cut idea.

   2022, Washington Monthly, Great Britain’s Conservatives Are Screwing Up The Economy

4. hobbiesAn el rollo.

plural 360s · alternative three-sixty · alternative three sixty

1. video gamesA Microsoft Xbox 360, a video game console.