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Recent Examples of switcheroo
To have eight minutes of jokes also function as the setup for one big fat switcheroo is rare, impressive, and difficult to orchestrate.
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John Roy, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
Reeves, Rogen, and Ansari, post-switcheroo.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Last week was a mixed bag of untimely injuries, the ole switcheroo and just some men underperforming.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This switcheroo has puzzled many scientists.
—Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
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John Roy, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
Reeves, Rogen, and Ansari, post-switcheroo.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Last week was a mixed bag of untimely injuries, the ole switcheroo and just some men underperforming.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This switcheroo has puzzled many scientists.
—Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for switcheroo
Noun
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In a turnabout-is-fair-play moment, a Sparty fan showed during a break of the Wolverines’ game was treated with equal disdain.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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Recent presidential-election trends illustrate this turnabout.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Investors seemed tired of his flip-flopping rhetoric on the war, and have started paying attention instead directly to the signal of Israel continuing to strike Iran, and vice versa.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Wear sturdy boots and loose-fitting long pants and do not wear sandals or flip-flops in brushy areas.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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But in classic O’Brien fashion, the sincerity turned out to be a bait and switch that gave rise to a bit of absurdist flight of fancy.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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Everything was back to normal by the end of the episode, but this was anything but a mere bait and switch.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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In a rare about-face, the move by Israeli police to block Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa from the holiest site in Christianity was reversed after criticism.—
Sammy Westfall,
Washington Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 1,100 points at its session high, marking an about-face from its sharp decline on Friday.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
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Part of the company’s dramatic turnaround since new ownership took over in 2019 has been to allow individual stores to tailor the shopping experience and displays to their local markets, rather than corporate’s cookie-cutter mandates, according to reporting by ModernRetail.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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The trick to accomplishing a quick turnaround is to use the last two losses as teaching points, figuring out how to better close things out against good teams.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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This volte-face was not just about electoral politics.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
17 Jan. 2026
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The Kremlin has denied any such request was made, which tells you something about how Moscow views the optics of this diplomatic volte-face.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
22 Dec. 2025
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Guided by road signs and barricades, the protesters made a U-turn around the Capitol and returned to the intersection where the festivities began.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Early Friday morning, data from the MarineTraffic website showed that two ultra-large container ships owned by China's biggest shipping company, COSCO, made a sharp U-turn after apparently trying to sail past Iran's Larak Island.—
Ramy Inocencio,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The reversal comes after Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta and the UCLA Voting Rights Project launched legal challenges last week, arguing the sheriff has no authority over election materials.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The reversals could have massive implications for the November midterm elections, particularly in competitive congressional districts where small swings could determine control of the House.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Switcheroo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switcheroo. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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