switch
Example Sentences
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Scientists may have uncovered a hidden biological switch that helps control how quickly the body ages.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
The report said Roblox would let parents switch off direct chat entirely for under-16s, while Meta would hide teens' Instagram connection lists by default and develop AI tools to detect likely sexualised conversations in DMs.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
In one of his first monologues, he pointed out his boss in the audience, then-network-head Les Moonves, manning a switch that could kill Colbert’s show in favor of reruns.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Workers crouch on starting blocks to sprint for a snack during their 30-second lunch break; characters switch actors in the middle of a take, pretending that the swap is merely a disguise.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Some kind of good cop, bad cop switch up to get him to say things he shouldn’t.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
Vocabulary lists containing switch
Engineering - Introductory
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Electricity and Magnetism - Introductory
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Physics - Introductory
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