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turns on

VERB

excite, please

Synonyms

WEAK

arouse attract captivate enchant get started initiate introduce show stimulate stir up thrill titillate work up

Antonyms

WEAK

close disenchant disgust displease end finish shut down turn off

VERB

start the operation of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

activate log on put on switch on

WEAK

begin energize get started ignite initiate introduce put in gear set in motion start up

Antonyms

WEAK

close disenchant disgust displease end finish shut down turn off

Example Sentences

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She said things could get tougher with more "twists and turns" on the horizon for the market.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The answer turns on a woman named Lisa Cook.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

Virginia Woolf complained that Dickens compensated for weak plotting by “throwing another handful of people on the fire,” but the plot of Dickens’s 1865 novel, “Our Mutual Friend,” turns on death by water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

One of the biggest action shots in the first hour comes when — eek! — a sink turns on.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

My dad has this calm-down-Layla voice that he turns on when he wants to reassure me, make me feel safe.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed