switch on
phrasal verb
switched on; switching on; switches on
: to turn on (something) by turning or pushing a button or moving a switch, lever, etc.
I switched on the TV.
She switched the light on.
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When night fell, Boyko switched on a thermal camera, and the black figures dying in the white snow became white figures on black.
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Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
This was years before WhatsApp switched on end-to-end encryption in 2016, and before Signal—now widely considered the most private end-to-end encrypted messaging platform—even existed, Apple quietly led the way with that security feature, baking it into a core piece of the Apple ecosystem.
—Andy Greenberg Andrew Couts, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
Morgan’s ability to flip the switch on the gridiron led to 390 tackles, 7 sacks, 17 pass breakups and 5 interceptions during his career.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2024
But these sensors were switched on too late and did not alert Israeli officials to the coming assault.
—Shashank Joshi, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Step 3: Claim Your Online Bingo Bonus Toggle the switch on to claim your no deposit $25 free bingo bonus.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024
On and off goes the light switch on several locations with the screen going from complete darkness to reveal a more aggressive standoff with each time.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 22 Jan. 2024
Boeing recently alerted airlines to a potential problem with loose switches on the pilot seats of its 787 Dreamliner jets after one of them went into a nosedive on a flight from Australia to New Zealand.
—Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Just switch on your mobile device, log on to social media and there's the energy of pop culture calling out from the screen.
—Michele Smith, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
This was years before WhatsApp switched on end-to-end encryption in 2016, and before Signal—now widely considered the most private end-to-end encrypted messaging platform—even existed, Apple quietly led the way with that security feature, baking it into a core piece of the Apple ecosystem.
—Andy Greenberg Andrew Couts, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
Morgan’s ability to flip the switch on the gridiron led to 390 tackles, 7 sacks, 17 pass breakups and 5 interceptions during his career.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2024
But these sensors were switched on too late and did not alert Israeli officials to the coming assault.
—Shashank Joshi, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Step 3: Claim Your Online Bingo Bonus Toggle the switch on to claim your no deposit $25 free bingo bonus.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024
On and off goes the light switch on several locations with the screen going from complete darkness to reveal a more aggressive standoff with each time.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 22 Jan. 2024
Boeing recently alerted airlines to a potential problem with loose switches on the pilot seats of its 787 Dreamliner jets after one of them went into a nosedive on a flight from Australia to New Zealand.
—Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Just switch on your mobile device, log on to social media and there's the energy of pop culture calling out from the screen.
—Michele Smith, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
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