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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But the can hits a switch on the wall which sets a running metal fan in free fall on top of him.
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William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2025
This was also the year that Panda Biotech finally flipped the switch on its 500,000 square foot hemp gin facility in Wichita Falls, Texas.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2025
The startup expects to switch on this pilot next year, with commercial-scale units entering production in 2028.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Unilever has also been active on the M&A front, despite a CEO switch on March 1.
—Footwear News, 15 Dec. 2025
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William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2025
This was also the year that Panda Biotech finally flipped the switch on its 500,000 square foot hemp gin facility in Wichita Falls, Texas.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2025
The startup expects to switch on this pilot next year, with commercial-scale units entering production in 2028.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Unilever has also been active on the M&A front, despite a CEO switch on March 1.
—Footwear News, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Switch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch%20on. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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