on-off
adjective
1
: used to turn something on and off
an on-off switch
2
: relating to something that is sometimes on and sometimes off
a switch set to a random on-off pattern
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Still, there’s something unsettling about a creature with an on-off button and a spine that twists under your fingers.
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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Perry's new romance follows her split from ex-fiancé, Orlando Bloom; in June, PEOPLE confirmed that Perry and Bloom had called off their engagement after their nine-year, on-off relationship.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Following years of an on-off relationship, Ruzek and Detective Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciati), who share an adopted daughter, Makayla (Ramona Edith Williams), finally tied the knot in Season 12's finale.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
In experiments, the device achieved an on-off switching ratio above 19 decibels.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Perry's new romance follows her split from ex-fiancé, Orlando Bloom; in June, PEOPLE confirmed that Perry and Bloom had called off their engagement after their nine-year, on-off relationship.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Following years of an on-off relationship, Ruzek and Detective Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciati), who share an adopted daughter, Makayla (Ramona Edith Williams), finally tied the knot in Season 12's finale.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
In experiments, the device achieved an on-off switching ratio above 19 decibels.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
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“On-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-off. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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