turned-on
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This is because DNA contains so-called enhancers, "switches" that ensure that the right genes are turned-on in the right cells at the right time.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2023
The heroes of the New Radicals, as you rightly pointed out, are not turned-on, tuned-out dreamers like Timothy Leary and Allen Ginsberg.
From Time Magazine Archive
Surrealism, after all, is mainly for those who applaud calculated chaos as critical therapy, a place where turned-on birds may sing but no poetry is written.
From Time Magazine Archive
Using a mix of guitars and drums, they now turn psychedelic with swooning cadences, spooky buzzes and reverberating thuds, suitably orchestrating such turned-on titles as Psyched Out and Endless Dream.
From Time Magazine Archive
What was the significance of the broken incandescent burner, the turned-on gas, and the faint mark under the window?
From The Shrieking Pit by Arthur J. (Arthur John) Rees
After the final whistle, Mourinho ran on to the pitch to celebrate with his players, and the Camp Nou sprinklers were turned on while Inter were celebrating.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The entire war could have turned on such a misreading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Three others have reached plea deals and agreed to testify for the government, including Banks’ former personal assistant Kavon Grant, who has since turned on his boss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
However, Mosseri couldn't recall if Meta had ever disclosed the percentage of teen accounts that have parental controls turned on.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Lola turned on a small lamp on the desk, and Max leaned close as she powered up the laptop.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
