switch on
phrasal verb
switched on; switching on; switches on
: to turn on (something) by turning or pushing a button or moving a switch, lever, etc.
I switched on the TV.
She switched the light on.
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The White House has not responded to USA TODAY's requests for comment after Trump initially announced the recipe switch on Truth Social July 16.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 July 2025
The researchers had deployed this system across 2.5 million devices via pre-installed software that ships with all Android phones, which meant it was switched on by default and didn't require inputs from owners to use.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 18 July 2025
Switching between modes is easy using a small switch on the underside.
—Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 18 July 2025
That's a six percentage point switch on the same poll taken a month earlier, between June 3 and June 9, which had Trump's approval rating at 50 percent while his disapproval rating was 44 percent.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 July 2025
The researchers had deployed this system across 2.5 million devices via pre-installed software that ships with all Android phones, which meant it was switched on by default and didn't require inputs from owners to use.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 18 July 2025
Switching between modes is easy using a small switch on the underside.
—Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 18 July 2025
That's a six percentage point switch on the same poll taken a month earlier, between June 3 and June 9, which had Trump's approval rating at 50 percent while his disapproval rating was 44 percent.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
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“Switch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch%20on. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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