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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
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This is a turnabout for the agency, which joined the Fed and the FDIC in January 2023, under the Biden administration, in issuing a general caution against banks partnering with digital asset businesses or offering related services.—
Brady Dale,
Axios,
7 Mar. 2025
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September 5 details the network turnabout that eventually led to Democrat politicians hiring former ABC News producer James Goldston in 2022 to take on Arledge’s legacy and then arrange and fabricate the J6 Select Committee hearings for primetime consumption.—
Armond White,
National Review,
28 Feb. 2025
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Spring can bring flip-flopping weather patterns that range from bursts of warmth to winter's lingering chill.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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The merits panel then a couple of days later, right around Christmas, flip-flopped.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes,
18 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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Another U-turn: Vanderbilt was 9-23 last year under Jerry Stackhouse, but went 20-12 this year with coach Mark Byinton at the helm.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2025
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The two officers were speeding to a report of a man with a gun in St. George at about 11:50 p.m. Friday when a car in front of them made a U-turn near the corner of Victory Blvd.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
15 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 24 Mar. 2025.
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