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Recent Examples of switcheroo
All in the Family Mini Kim and mini Khloé pulled a switcheroo with their T-shirts — a favorite pastime of theirs, according to Khloé who posted this adorable pic.
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Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Here are the entertainment industry’s top debacles, switcheroos, failures and downward trends of the year.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The switcheroo mainly involves six bolts for the main subframe, a few 100-pin electric connectors, water lines, a hydraulic link for the gearbox and a cable for the clutch.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Nov. 2024
The twice-yearly switcheroo is irritating enough to lawmakers of all political stripes that the US Senate passed legislation in March 2022 to make Daylight Saving Time permanent.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
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Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Here are the entertainment industry’s top debacles, switcheroos, failures and downward trends of the year.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The switcheroo mainly involves six bolts for the main subframe, a few 100-pin electric connectors, water lines, a hydraulic link for the gearbox and a cable for the clutch.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Nov. 2024
The twice-yearly switcheroo is irritating enough to lawmakers of all political stripes that the US Senate passed legislation in March 2022 to make Daylight Saving Time permanent.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for switcheroo
Noun
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The turnabout has created a pleasing narrative for those aggrieved at scientific governance.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Webster, a leading expert on firearm policy at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, said the turnabout has been stunning.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Own the night, or day, by wearing yours with pleated trousers and flip-flops.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2025
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Markets grow tired of tariff changes U.S. stocks tumbled Thursday on tariff flip-flop fatigue.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Monkey isn’t really a Stand by Me–esque coming-of-age story, though — that’s part of Perkins’s bait and switch.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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The bait and switch was what allegedly upset some members of the cast and crew.) O’Connor was banned from SNL for life and was met with criticism from not only the religious right, but fellow celebrities, including Joe Pesci, who called her out the following week during his SNL monologue.—
Shannon Carlin,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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But its decision to about-face on what executives long cast as a sacrosanct passenger perk brings the largest U.S. domestic carrier in line with its rivals, which together generated more than $5 billion from bag fees last year, according to federal data.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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That is a startling about-face in positional value by Schoen after letting Xavier McKinney walk to a first-team All-Pro season in Green Bay on a four-year, $67 million deal with $23 million guaranteed.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
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This is a major U-turn from Riot, after completely revamping the rewards system at the start of the year and being destroyed by fans for it.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Kraft continued on in his blue Jaguar, then cut across several lanes of traffic and made a sudden U-turn at East Lake Mary Boulevard, police reports said.—
Martin E. Comas,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2025
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But for many in the locker room and in the organization, the consequences of a lack of a turnaround are real.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
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And that’s a fourth-quarter turnaround for someone (Me.—
Deanne Revel,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 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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Trump, meanwhile, will see how the market responds to his reversal once stock trading resumes on Monday morning.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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Shares of CrowdStrike have been hit hard over the past three weeks due to the reversal in several high-flying momentum tech stocks.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Switcheroo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switcheroo. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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