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turned on by

ADJECTIVE
moving
Synonyms
STRONGEST
eloquent emotional expressive gripping heartbreaking heartrending inspirational inspiring meaningful persuasive poignant stirring stunning touching
STRONG
arousing awakening impelling motivating propelling provoking quickening rallying rousing stimulating
WEAK
affective breathless dynamic emotive facund far-out felt in gut grabbed by hairy impressive mind-bending mind-blowing significant stimulative
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dull unaffecting
WEAK
immobile unemotional unexciting unmoving
ADJECTIVE
touched
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affected disturbed impressed stirred
STRONG
grabbed melted softened swayed upset
WEAK
turned on to
Antonyms
WEAK
unemotional unmoved untouched

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The genes in this cluster are turned on by proteins known as transcription factors.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

Search Party alerts are turned on by default for Ring subscribers in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Some of its more controversial features have been stripped out - for example, it will be opt-in whereas the original version was turned on by default.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

Mr. Yousafzai said, “The filter was turned on by mistake. Let’s not take everything so seriously.”

From NewsForKids.net • Apr. 25, 2024

There is reason to believe that Project Hot Rod was turned on by a saboteur.

From Where I Wasn't Going by Richmond, Walt

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