as in switcheroo
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a selling method in which a customer is attracted by the advertisement of a low-priced product but then is encouraged to buy a more expensive one
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Recent Examples of bait and switch
This one’s cheerfully grandiose title is, unsurprisingly, a bait and switch: These are sad songs, small in scope and size (none run past four minutes).
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Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2024
It was passed because hundreds of thousands of people are duped into bait and switch contracts with variable rates.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2024
This was the essential bait and switch of couples therapy.
—Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
But the annual budget bill process achieves new levels of absurdity because of both a bait and switch change to the constitution in 2010 and the fact that California is now a one-party state.
—Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
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Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2024
It was passed because hundreds of thousands of people are duped into bait and switch contracts with variable rates.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2024
This was the essential bait and switch of couples therapy.
—Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
But the annual budget bill process achieves new levels of absurdity because of both a bait and switch change to the constitution in 2010 and the fact that California is now a one-party state.
—Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bait and switch
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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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Comcast’s over-the-air flagship will air around 50 regular-season games on Thursdays and post-NFL Sundays, a platform switcheroo that automatically expands the league’s reach by some 15.5 million households.Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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The 35-year-old has already gained an impressive rep for his ability to make big turnarounds at struggling programs.Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Galaxy How Greg Vanney unlocked Galaxy greatness in one of the most stunning MLS turnarounds Dec. 6, 2024 The U.S. will meet Brazil again on April 8 at PayPal Park in San José.Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Many arrived in the national park known for its changeable weather and remote locales in flip-flops and bathing suits.Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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More forecasts:Old Farmer's Almanac says to keep your flip-flops out for fall.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
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Cease, especially, could fetch solid prospects in return, a startling turnabout for the Padres, who in recent years have been the ones shoveling promising minor leaguers from their fertile farm system to others in exchange for win-now veterans.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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This was a turnabout for a commander who, Payne notes, previously endorsed the quiet regulation of red-light areas patronized by U.S. soldiers during the Mexican border war of 1916.Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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The very public renunciation sent shock waves through the world of philanthropy, and both donors and institutions reeled.Mary Holland, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
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Conclusion: Agency Portals as Fragile as Cobwebs Despite Biden’s renunciation of the Trump project, many guidance documents remain unburied.Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Read More: How Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Pushed Through Asia’s First Cannabis Legalization Cannabis advocacy groups and businesses have voiced their opposition to the policy volte-face, staging rallies and threatening a legal challenge against the premier.Pathom Sangwongwanich / Bloomberg, TIME, 27 June 2024
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The policy volte-face is another blow to Thailand’s nascent cannabis industry after decriminalization was pitched as a way to boost agricultural income and wellness tourism.TIME, TIME, 10 May 2024
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Subscriptions like Billie cover this for you without a second thought.Sabina Wizemann, Good Housekeeping, 30 Nov. 2022
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In America, the allure of material comfort is accepted without a second thought.Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2022
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After the retraction of the previous guidance, investors are even more concerned with Nike's ability to restore growth.GuruFocus, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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But Young said the network fell short of a full retraction of the story.Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Bait and switch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bait%20and%20switch. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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