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switched on

[swicht-on, -awn] / ˈswɪtʃtˈɒn, -ˈɔn /






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Came on for Saka and made sure that the Panama defence had to stay switched on.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

The TV was usually tuned to sports, but the patrons had switched on the business news.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

French authorities have not yet switched on the machines that will be used for these checks at the port but border officials at Dover were still having to create profiles for travellers.

From BBC May 23, 2026

It contains DNA and regulates which genes are switched on or off.

From Science Daily May 8, 2026

He switched on the digital clock radio and tuned it to a jazz station.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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