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switchboard

[swich-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈswɪtʃˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /
NOUN
nerve center
Synonyms
STRONGEST
command post focal point headquarters hotbed
STRONG
heart
WEAK
HQ control center core epicenter esoteric reality focus ganglion hub inner reality intrinsic reality vital center vital principle

Example Sentences

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Demand for switchboard operators brought hundreds of thousands of women into corporate offices, reshaping the clerical workforce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Heating in her home is not turned on during the daytime, she said, showing AFP the system's switchboard mounted above her stove displaying "off".

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

“Dewey put it on the turntable and the switchboard lit up,” Martindale said in a 2010 interview with The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025

Kirschenbaum was a switchboard operator for the International Rescue Committee, the international humanitarian aid group, until her retirement in 2004.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024

Maddie turned back to her switchboard and coolly plugged in the front cord.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein