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switcheroo

noun

Definition of switcheroo

as in turnabout

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Recent Examples of switcheroo Since last season, the San Francisco Giants have had a little switcheroo, from poor outfield defense to good, average offense to one projected to be among one of the better lineups in the league, and a strong bullpen to one with question marks. — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2026 But actually, Oprah couldn’t make it, and in one of those show-must-go-on switcheroos, Mikel stepped up to play the role in Oprah’s place. — Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026 Staging the old key switcheroo One of the attacks targeting Bitwarden key escrow is performed during the enrollment of a new member of a family or organization. — ArsTechnica, 17 Feb. 2026 But below the surface, there’s so much more, including a murder mystery, a scientific switcheroo, and an ongoing meditation on the meaning of life. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for switcheroo

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Noun

In fact, as Rodriguez explained, Salazar’s turnabout had seemed to spark a fund-raising windfall for his campaign from national donors, who saw the dysfunction as a sign that the seat was potentially flippable.

— Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026
Add the no-camping turnabout to a list of political issues on which Raman took one position only to later shift her stance — or in some cases, reverse it completely.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of turnabout

Noun

These styles include the Trumble biker boot and the Divers and Crushers, two popular Y2K-style women’s platform wedge flip-flops that come in various heel heights.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
People were milling about in flip-flops, holding water jugs, smoking cigarettes—little to do, nowhere to go.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of flip-flop

Noun

Bearish analysts at Bank of America did an about-face on Salesforce — jumping over to the believers camp, where Jim Cramer has been all along in the face of artificial intelligence threats.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
The move was an about-face from December when city leaders approved a rezoning to allow a computing campus that developers later proposed would be more than twice the floor space of Buckhead’s Lenox Square mall.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of about-face

Noun

On Wednesday night’s opening possession, Randle sized up Charlotte Hornets forward Naz Reid, took two dribbles to his left, then drilled a turnaround jumper from the free-throw line.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Darling opened in late August 2025 with a bang and a twist — and eventually a vital turnaround.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of turnaround

Noun

Love was unclear on the reasons for her volte-face, but speculated that Sky had failed to convince Bake Off stars like Paul Hollywood to make the switch.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026
The volte-face in transfer strategy is not necessarily negative.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of volte-face

Noun

In December of that year, Officer Andy Ornelas, 27, was struck in Palmdale after a driver swung from the right shoulder to make a U-turn and ended up directly in his path.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
However, within minutes of takeoff, the plane began making a U-turn back toward its origin.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of U-turn

Noun

The 2018 tailspin had followed a massive momentum crescendo and reversal several months earlier, which gave way to an erratic tape that couldn't absorb what seemed at the time relatively unthreatening Federal Reserve tightening actions.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
In Georgia, Wesley’s Law, championed by Laura and Larry Gay after their son’s death, required public schools to stock overdose-reversal medication such as naloxone.

— Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026

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