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Not really, but there are some tricks one can do in a pinch when it's snowy, such as using the parking brake while doing a wheelspin at full turn.
Other than that, they're the same. FWD in general has a limited turn radius, since the drive mechanism need to accommodate varying angles, and this becomes rather complex at high angles.
If you really need tight turn radius, a RWD is your best bet. And doing some custom modifications to make it even tighter is relatively simple.
There are also some vehicles that permit turning the rear wheels a bit as well to get the turning radius down a bit more. My impression is that it's kind of a luxury feature.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steering#Active_four-wheel_steering
And, of course, a short wheelbase helps.
The late 80s early 90s Civic had an incredible lock to lock angle, and this supertight turning radius. They dropped that setup when they wanted to enlarge the cabin space in the future models