1
as in swapping
to give up (something) and take something else in return
switched the real grapes for fake ones switched the day of his flight from Thursday to Friday
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2
as in flicking
to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions
cows lazily switching their tails and chewing their cud
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3
as in hiding
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
switched the stagecoach horses to control the direction they took
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as in reversing
to change (as an opinion) to the contrary
a politician who has switched his position on a number of issues
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as in licking
to strike repeatedly
the loose rigging switched the mast during the storm
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Recent Examples of switching
Mulleady said that her floral shop is trying to contain costs by switching import vendors, ordering bulk whenever possible and optimizing delivery routes.
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Pat Maio, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
The Clinton School District closed both schools Thursday for cleanup and safety assessments, switching students to remote learning.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
While Peters said the rollout of the price changes is still ongoing, so far everything is consistent with what Netflix has previously seen as a result of price changes — such as members dropping memberships or switching to cheaper price plans.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Friends warned them that switching to halal was a risk with their existing non-Muslim customers.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Retaining 24 months requires switching to Centivo, a narrow network plan.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Many restaurants have tried switching to service fee models, where that 20 percent (or so) is automatically added to your check.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
The two competitive moats that software CEOs relied on for decades—the inability to throw money at a problem to catch up, and customer lock-in through switching costs—are both gone, Horowitz argued.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
My primary doctor tried switching my diet.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Pat Maio, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
The Clinton School District closed both schools Thursday for cleanup and safety assessments, switching students to remote learning.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
While Peters said the rollout of the price changes is still ongoing, so far everything is consistent with what Netflix has previously seen as a result of price changes — such as members dropping memberships or switching to cheaper price plans.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Friends warned them that switching to halal was a risk with their existing non-Muslim customers.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Retaining 24 months requires switching to Centivo, a narrow network plan.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Many restaurants have tried switching to service fee models, where that 20 percent (or so) is automatically added to your check.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
The two competitive moats that software CEOs relied on for decades—the inability to throw money at a problem to catch up, and customer lock-in through switching costs—are both gone, Horowitz argued.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
My primary doctor tried switching my diet.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for switching
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Burger tasked me with swapping out the chip.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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If those issues aren't a concern for you, there aren't many other downsides to swapping your sugar for stevia, nutrition experts say.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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Maza drew in Hamburg players before flicking the ball on for Kofane, who lashed it into the top-left corner.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The name Dekopin in Japanese refers to flicking someone on the forehead with a finger, typically as a lighthearted punishment or joke.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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They were later located hiding in a nearby neighborhood and taken into custody.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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For moms who sometimes resort to hiding in the closet to finish their chapters.—
Lit Hub Approved,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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Using data from 2015 to 2019, Stanford’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes reported that more than 200 charter networks were closing or even reversing racial disparities in reading, math, or both.—
Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Comcast has shown an appetite for M&A, and the cable and broadband sector is seeing consolidation, but the media giant for now is focused less on dealmaking than on reversing negative investor sentiment.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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There’s Cassie licking a melting ice cream cone as the ice cream drips down her bare chest.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
20 Apr. 2026
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Your table will be licking their fingers.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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And so Lobanov and Stetsenko carried on with their plans, exchanging vows at the Palace of Culture and then heading to a nearby café with their guests to celebrate.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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These devices generate electricity when two different materials come into contact and then separate, briefly exchanging charge.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Smaller birds darted around, their small wings flapping rapidly.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2026
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The setting is Scotland — very exotic to Danes back in the 19th century (not to mention great for showing off a male dancer’s petit batterie beneath a flapping kilt).—
Rachel Howard,
San Francisco Chronicle,
11 Apr. 2026
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Quié kept getting up, sitting down, calling out to people in the street, checking on the kitchen, and whipping out his phone to film promotional videos.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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As Aubry points out, Cirie is out there whipping votes and changing almost everyone’s minds.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Switching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switching. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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