on-off
adjective
1
: used to turn something on and off
an on-off switch
2
: relating to something that is sometimes on and sometimes off
a switch set to a random on-off pattern
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The list included actor Michael B. Jordan and rapper Kid Cudi, both of whom Combs’ former on-off partner Cassie Ventura dated; the list also contained actor Mike Myers’ name for reasons unclear.
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
Published today in Nature, the research reveals that these distant on-off switches likely appeared early on in the evolution of animals, around 700 million years to 650 million years ago, or about 150 million years earlier than previously estimated.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2025
Yiannopoulos had also posted a text message between himself, West and Connelly in which the dentist agreed to deliver tanks of the gas to the Chateau Marmont in L.A. as the West’s on-off publicist protested, listing some of the dangerous long-term damage of prolonged use of the gas.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
Warhol’s car is a rare, on-off technique used by the artist.
—Grace Banks, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
Published today in Nature, the research reveals that these distant on-off switches likely appeared early on in the evolution of animals, around 700 million years to 650 million years ago, or about 150 million years earlier than previously estimated.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2025
Yiannopoulos had also posted a text message between himself, West and Connelly in which the dentist agreed to deliver tanks of the gas to the Chateau Marmont in L.A. as the West’s on-off publicist protested, listing some of the dangerous long-term damage of prolonged use of the gas.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
Warhol’s car is a rare, on-off technique used by the artist.
—Grace Banks, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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“On-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-off. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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