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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Authorities noted that the gun was fitted with an all-black automatic selector switch on the backplate of the slide.
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Jamel Valencia, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024
Dark Factories This year, smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi switched on its fully autonomous dark factory close to Beijing, capable of producing 10 million handsets a year without human intervention.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
But wind — unlike engines — can’t be switched on at the touch of a button.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune Europe, 4 Dec. 2024
The airline will now switch on the seatbelt sign at 18,000 feet instead of 10,000.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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Jamel Valencia, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024
Dark Factories This year, smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi switched on its fully autonomous dark factory close to Beijing, capable of producing 10 million handsets a year without human intervention.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
But wind — unlike engines — can’t be switched on at the touch of a button.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune Europe, 4 Dec. 2024
The airline will now switch on the seatbelt sign at 18,000 feet instead of 10,000.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Switch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch%20on. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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