as in now
keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment
a film genre that today's turned-on moviegoers seem little interested in
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as in attacked
to take sudden, violent action against
it is dangerous to keep tigers as house pets, as they often turn on their masters without warning
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as in thrilled
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings
unsurprisingly, the fanboys were turned on by the movie's amazing special effects and slam-bang plot
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as in activated
to cause to function
would you turn on the TV?
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Recent Examples of turned-on
Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026
The food bank — which is located on Broadway in Merrillville — lost power Thursday, but Sheaks said the building’s generators turned on, so their cold storage food was fine.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
The bear then turned on her, biting and clawing her.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Mammoth Lakes Police said the bear then turned on him.
—Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
The city’s emergency sirens can be triggered remotely or turned on at several physical locations in the city, Esquilín García said.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
Also, check whether your browser has location permissions turned on.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
But when Andreadis and Adams fell in love and married, Mierers considered their relationship to be a betrayal and turned on them.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2026
And the fans turned on Frank, booing him personally and directly throughout that month.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Verb
The memory capture showed that DfIsTsmeEnabled, an internal AGESA flag that controls whether TSME is activated during the firmware initialization process, showed that it was not turned on.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026
The food bank — which is located on Broadway in Merrillville — lost power Thursday, but Sheaks said the building’s generators turned on, so their cold storage food was fine.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
The bear then turned on her, biting and clawing her.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Mammoth Lakes Police said the bear then turned on him.
—Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
The city’s emergency sirens can be triggered remotely or turned on at several physical locations in the city, Esquilín García said.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
Also, check whether your browser has location permissions turned on.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
But when Andreadis and Adams fell in love and married, Mierers considered their relationship to be a betrayal and turned on them.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2026
And the fans turned on Frank, booing him personally and directly throughout that month.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned-on
Adjective
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The now 22-year-old, who grew up in Westfield, New Jersey, shared a now-viral clip from the first episode of her cooking show Cooking with Ley Ley Shea on her TikTok.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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All of the world’s greatest golfers combined are boring compared to Tiger and his now Elvis-like descent.—
Mac Engel
April 9,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The two sisters entered the restaurant, ran behind the counter and attacked the 23-year-old employee after they were given a wrong order, prosecutors said, according to the outlet.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Hundreds of people have been killed in fighting between the two countries since February, when Afghanistan attacked Pakistan in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Still, Hockney continued to paint right up through his last days, thrilled with the opportunity to do so.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
12 June 2026
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And while the people in those living rooms may not be thrilled with this year’s Sox, their connection to the team remains sacrosanct regardless of its record.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Once activated, this anti-nausea band releases a specific pattern of pulses that stimulate the median nerve under the skin.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Get complimentary subscriptions to Apple TV and Apple Music for a minimum of one year when activated by June 22, 2027, a value of $288 annually.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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None of that is in tension with enforcing the curfew that already exists, prosecuting those driving cars into police officers and holding parents accountable when their children are downtown at 3 a.m. with weapons.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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For sports travelers, that means the pregame meal does not have to be a chain restaurant, and the postgame dinner does not have to be downtown.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Some of the women said the male operators assaulted them after soliciting them for jet ski rides from small islands just east of Paradise Island, downtown Nassau, and Paradise Island beaches, according to the security alert.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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While in custody, the sheriff's office said, the suspect assaulted the deputy.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Verb
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One of the things that excited me most about this journey is the camaraderie amongst friends, the relationship between himself, Janet and Ben.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
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So if your Gen Alpha kid is calling you out on buying single-use plastic or asking where your reusable grocery bags are in the grocery line, be excited instead of too annoyed.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
14 June 2026
Verb
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That triggered a wave of similar initiatives by politicians across America, many of whom would like similar ticket allocations.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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How scent memories differ from other senses Memories triggered by smell tend to share a few signature qualities.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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“Turned-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned-on. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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