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turn on
verb as in excite; please
verb as in start the operation of
Example Sentences
Had you turned on any sports chat show in the past week, you’d have heard aggro dissections of Philadelphia’s “simmering dysfunction”—sports dysfunction must always simmer, like a good chili.
A lively group text coordinates daily volunteers who turn on and off the generators for the wells each morning and night.
"We've discovered that an enzyme released by neurons can modify proteins on the outside of other cells to turn on pain signaling -- without affecting normal movement or sensation."
It only took one ropey first-day performance from Australia for the West Australian to turn on them.
This stress response turns on the IRE1α pathway, shifting immune cells into a highly inflammatory state.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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