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Recent Examples of switcheroo
Reeves, Rogen, and Ansari, post-switcheroo.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Last week was a mixed bag of untimely injuries, the ole switcheroo and just some men underperforming.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This switcheroo has puzzled many scientists.
—Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
This switcheroo has puzzled many scientists.
—Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Last week was a mixed bag of untimely injuries, the ole switcheroo and just some men underperforming.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This switcheroo has puzzled many scientists.
—Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
This switcheroo has puzzled many scientists.
—Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for switcheroo
Noun
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Recent presidential-election trends illustrate this turnabout.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Since Virginia is one of the few purple states remaining, this sudden turnabout reveals where Democrats and Republicans disagree on higher education.—
Andy Smarick,
Washington Post,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These shoes, a more elegant cousin to flip-flops, make a statement out of a foot-hugging strap.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
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Their under-$20 price is the icing on the cake — especially given how often flip-flops can easily cost double.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That is the definition of a bait and switch.—
Bradley Schnell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The bait and switch approach to attracting customers is both widespread and costly for the American public.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Collegiate Consulting then did an about-face on social media, posting to X the following morning that the firm stood by its original figures.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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The move marks an about-face for the government.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This championship caps a remarkable turnaround for Duke, which will enter the NCAA Tournament with a 24-8 record.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The sidewalks, which are in the construction bid phase, would be located near the Mickey Cafagna Community Center turnaround to the Community Center conference room entrance and also from the turnaround to the ballfield and restrooms to the south.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This volte-face was not just about electoral politics.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
17 Jan. 2026
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The Kremlin has denied any such request was made, which tells you something about how Moscow views the optics of this diplomatic volte-face.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The standard rear-axle steering with a seven-degree lock angle shrinks the curb-to-curb turning circle to just 35 feet—comparable to the compact CLA sedan—while the more direct front-axle steering ratio means fewer turns of the wheel to execute a full U-turn.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
11 Mar. 2026
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Waymo says vehicle attempted U-turn When asked about the incident, Waymo told CBS News Texas the vehicle immediately began making a U-turn to clear the way, and a nearby officer assisted.—
Erin Jones,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The reversals highlights how the world’s biggest energy-importing region is being particularly hard hit by the war in the Middle East and the lack of access to oil and fuel from the Persian Gulf.—
Nicholas Lua,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Scholars such as the ethnomusicologist Michael Fuhr saw K-pop as a reversal of long-standing narratives, especially in pop music, that accentuated the flow of culture from West to East.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Switcheroo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switcheroo. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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