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Recent Examples of switcheroo
Then, once more than 1 million product applications came in the door, the FDA did a switcheroo and completely ignored the marketing plans.
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Ross Marchand, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
Knoblauch continues deceptiveness with forward lines The Oilers made a switcheroo up front ahead of Game 3 based on what was displayed during the morning skate and in warmups.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
There may be some larger point about voyeurism or exploitation or how annoyingly fast phone batteries drain, but it’s lost beneath a simplistic twist that pulls a switcheroo and fails to do much else.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Subsequent reporting said that the White House observed (a) that this pause was a personal decision on Trump’s part and (b) that the decision in favor of the switcheroo was made in the morning.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Ross Marchand, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
Knoblauch continues deceptiveness with forward lines The Oilers made a switcheroo up front ahead of Game 3 based on what was displayed during the morning skate and in warmups.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
There may be some larger point about voyeurism or exploitation or how annoyingly fast phone batteries drain, but it’s lost beneath a simplistic twist that pulls a switcheroo and fails to do much else.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Subsequent reporting said that the White House observed (a) that this pause was a personal decision on Trump’s part and (b) that the decision in favor of the switcheroo was made in the morning.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for switcheroo
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That’s a turnabout for the governor, who had mentioned those communities last year and in other previous statements recognizing the shooting on June 12, 2016.—
Steven Lemongello,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2025
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The turnabout may have to do with the recent financial troubles at Tesla.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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What’s behind President Donald Trump’s flip-flop on raiding farms, hotels, and restaurants for immigrant workers?—
Irina Ivanova,
Fortune,
22 June 2025
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Made of vegan leather with plenty of traction and claiming no break-in period, these Reef flip-flops are a great option.—
Jennifer Vermeer,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2025
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Medicare Advantage is a bait and switch scam & betrayal.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Gloria’s key allies in this bait and switch were Councilmembers Joe LaCava and Sean Elo-Rivera.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2025
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Arguments for return-to-office would need to be compelling to convince voters and lawmakers that Newsom’s about-face is the better policy for the state and its workers.—
Erik Skindrud,
Mercury News,
19 June 2025
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But five days later, the attorney general did an about-face in his follow-up letter to the agencies, drawing the judge’s wrath in a lawsuit brought in Miami federal court by an immigration coalition and others challenging the constitutionality of the state law.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
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Carl Court | Getty Images News | Getty Images Her climbdown on denying millions of pensioners the winter fuel allowance was not the only U-turn announced by Rachel Reeves, the U.K.'s chancellor of the Exchequer, this month.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
18 June 2025
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Mindful of the scenes of serious disorder that marred a previous PSG trophy parade in 2013 at the Place du Trocadero, which overlooks the Eiffel Tower, the Parisian authorities were initially minded to reject the club’s request before being persuaded into a U-turn.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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To some newer residents, the vacant lot may be better recognized as the turnaround point for Boise’s Turkey Day 5K race on Thanksgiving.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 2025
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Measure Continuously: Track before-and-after metrics: turnaround time, report accuracy, downstream cost of care and patient satisfaction.—
Yidi Xu,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Britain is not the only country pressed into making a volte-face.—
London Business School,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The realities of Putin’s momentum, coupled with Washington’s volte-face, have led to a clear mood shift in Kyiv.—
Daryna Mayer,
NBC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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The policy represents a reversal for Fannie and Freddie, the two entities under government conservatorship that guarantee more than half of America’s mortgages.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
25 June 2025
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Trump and his party have made the rollback of LGBTQ rights a nationwide priority, and more encroachments—perhaps even the reversal of Obergefell—appear to be on conservatives’ radar.—
Emma Sarappo,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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“Switcheroo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switcheroo. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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