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Recent Examples of switcheroo
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.
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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
The wealth of numbers gives all 19 performers their chance in the spotlight, and the selections are further brightened with some character switcheroos and a few revelations.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
The switcheroo went off like a powder keg at City Hall, with officials rushing toward damage control.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
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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
The wealth of numbers gives all 19 performers their chance in the spotlight, and the selections are further brightened with some character switcheroos and a few revelations.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
The switcheroo went off like a powder keg at City Hall, with officials rushing toward damage control.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for switcheroo
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This is a remarkable turnabout, but its roots lie in the vaunted deal that Ramaphosa helped make to end apartheid.—
Lydia Polgreen,
Mercury News,
27 May 2025
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This represents a turnabout from the pattern of the last 25 years, when there was little evident resistance from bond buyers as the U.S. government looked to borrow.—
Neil Irwin,
Axios,
19 May 2025
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For anyone who thought flip-flops were off the table with PF, these change the game.—
Lauren Paige Richeson,
Health,
29 May 2025
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To the generation that exclusively wore spongy thong sandals in dormitory showers, the concept of high-fashion flip-flops might sound like an oxymoron.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
29 May 2025
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The lunar elixir, from the Ugly Delicious section of Fura’s Journal of Future Foods menu highlighting retail-imperfect ingredients, was a sensory bait and switch.—
Adam Erace,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 May 2025
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Read: The bait and switch of Trump’s tariffs Perhaps that reality is why some of the major industry unions reacted to Trump’s post with muted support.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
17 May 2025
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Oceanside’s resolution to fly the rainbow flag in June for Pride Month did an about-face Wednesday, when the council member who cast the deciding vote changed his mind.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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But in 2021, the city did a hard about-face, replacing her and her team with Caggiano and an all-GOP council.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
22 May 2025
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The Accord drove past him, then made a U-turn, a witness told detectives.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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Just as the delay of the ground operation gives negotiators more time to find a compromise, the U-turn on aid gives Israel more time to continue its bombardment of Gaza.—
Catie Edmondson,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Hunter’s arrival in 1999 with several other young core members marked the start of a turnaround after several years of struggle in the wake of Kirby Puckett’s early retirement.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Miguel Vargas took his turnaround to another level.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
1 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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Finally, Elon Musk’s DOGE activities brought its own host of circuit tests that generated smoke and reversals.—
Bruce Yandle,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2025
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Various studies have documented a decline in productivity in the building sector since 1970 – a dramatic reversal from the prior 30 years.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Switcheroo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switcheroo. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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