bait and switches

noun

plural of bait and switch
as in volte-faces
US a selling method in which a customer is attracted by the advertisement of a low-priced product but then is encouraged to buy a more expensive one

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bait and switches
  1. about-turns
  2. flip-flops
  3. turnarounds
  4. about-faces
  5. renunciations
  6. reversals
  7. disavowals
Noun
  • The specific reasons behind the about-turns are not clear, as both Iraq and Pakistan had earlier received approvals from Iran to transit the strait.
    — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Definition of about-turns
Noun
  • This guest lets her turquoise skort take centerstage by pairing it with a heather gray tank and black flip-flops.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • Shoppers can save up to 57 percent on breezy summer sundresses, comfy flip-flops, cooling bedding, and more, including picks from top brands like Laneige and Madewell.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of flip-flops
Noun
  • Quadrivio does not do turnarounds or deep operational distress transformations.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
  • These strategies include quicker processing turnarounds for contracts with behavioral health organizations and job recruitment, preventative infrastructure maintenance and faster deliveries of social services.
    — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
Definition of turnarounds
Noun
  • Ads, in fact, represent one of the biggest about-faces for Netflix, given that choosing to go down this road required the company building an entirely new infrastructure — from ad tech and measurement tools, to sales teams and advertiser relationships.
    — Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • The Chapek chapter and previous succession about-faces that saw presumed heirs-apparent like Tom Staggs leave the company were blemishes on Iger’s otherwise strong record.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of about-faces
Noun
  • Annual renunciations surged to a record high of 6,705 in 2020, with numbers remaining elevated ever since, according to immigration services company Boundless.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of renunciations
Noun
  • Teams that build this habit often experience fewer decision reversals over a four-quarter cycle.
    — Janet M Harvey, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The United States is in the grips of one of the most drastic reversals of green energy infrastructure currently underway on our increasingly warm world.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 9 July 2026
Definition of reversals
Noun
  • The post marks a significant shift from the President’s past disavowals of the unpopular right-wing policy blueprint, which was created by conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation ahead of the 2024 election.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But the new wave of disavowals represents the latest sign that the conflict, which has killed thousands of Palestinians, has become polarizing within the mainstream of the party.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Definition of disavowals
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