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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But La Niña’s demise doesn’t flip an on-off switch in the atmosphere.
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Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Van Lith averaged a then-career-high 3.6 assists per game, but the Tigers were 6.2 points per 100 possessions worse with her on the court, the lowest on-off differential of any of their rotation players.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Trump’s on-off tariffs aimed at Canada and Mexico, China, and promised in April against exporters everywhere are the opposite of predictable.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
But the company that sells on-off switches to an appliance manufacturer has to meet that customer’s needs or risk losing its entire relationship.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Van Lith averaged a then-career-high 3.6 assists per game, but the Tigers were 6.2 points per 100 possessions worse with her on the court, the lowest on-off differential of any of their rotation players.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Trump’s on-off tariffs aimed at Canada and Mexico, China, and promised in April against exporters everywhere are the opposite of predictable.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
But the company that sells on-off switches to an appliance manufacturer has to meet that customer’s needs or risk losing its entire relationship.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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“On-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-off. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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