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Recent Examples of switcheroo
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jon Voight, Simon Pegg and more have also been involved in shocking face switcheroos throughout the series.
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Jack Smart, People.com, 7 May 2025
Then, once more than 1 million product applications came in the door, the FDA did a switcheroo and completely ignored the marketing plans.
—Ross Marchand, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
Knoblauch continues deceptiveness with forward lines The Oilers made a switcheroo up front ahead of Game 3 based on what was displayed during the morning skate and in warmups.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
There may be some larger point about voyeurism or exploitation or how annoyingly fast phone batteries drain, but it’s lost beneath a simplistic twist that pulls a switcheroo and fails to do much else.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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Jack Smart, People.com, 7 May 2025
Then, once more than 1 million product applications came in the door, the FDA did a switcheroo and completely ignored the marketing plans.
—Ross Marchand, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
Knoblauch continues deceptiveness with forward lines The Oilers made a switcheroo up front ahead of Game 3 based on what was displayed during the morning skate and in warmups.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
There may be some larger point about voyeurism or exploitation or how annoyingly fast phone batteries drain, but it’s lost beneath a simplistic twist that pulls a switcheroo and fails to do much else.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for switcheroo
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Ukrainians have felt stunned by the Trump administration's turnabout on Ukraine.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2025
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That’s a turnabout for the governor, who had mentioned those communities last year and in other previous statements recognizing the shooting on June 12, 2016.—
Steven Lemongello,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2025
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Several of his initial tariffs have since flip-flopped, and semiconductors were left exempt.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Reef continues to check off those boxes for us and holds its place on our lists of favorite slides and comfy flip-flops.—
Rylee Johnston,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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Now comes the bait and switch: Suzanne takes off overnight, leaving Jeanne with Gaspard and Margot.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
10 July 2025
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The first movie offered a bit of a bait and switch with a plot about a group of unlikely allies trying to survive a zombie outbreak evolving into something else entirely.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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But three of them have done an about-face, ending or limiting coverage for hundreds of thousands of immigrants who aren’t in the U.S. legally in California, Illinois and Minnesota.—
Trân Nguyễn,
Fortune,
22 July 2025
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Last week, the U.S. Justice Department recommended no prison time for Hankison, in an abrupt about-face by federal prosecutors that has angered critics after the department spent years prosecuting the former detective.—
Dylan Lovan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
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Though Trump had initially slowed down air defence aid to Ukraine (with its last major shipment in January), after weeks of heavy Russian aerial attacks, the administration is making a U-turn.—
Natasha Lindstaedt,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Some of the president's most fervent supporters are voicing discontent with Trump − or at least his administration and top law enforcement officials − over apparent U-turns and missteps six months into his second term.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Osasuna goalkeeper Sergio Herrera admitted that the turnaround for Real was not enough for its players to be fully prepared.—
Amanda Davies,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Bottom Line: The Housing Market Is Poised For A Turnaround Factors that drive the housing market are starting to show signs of a turnaround.—
Chris Gunster,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 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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The reversal served to infuriate Patrick, who presides over the Senate, and several lawmakers who accused Mindell of misleading them with his statements to the Finance panel.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Coenraads served as research director for seven years and demonstrated the first global reversal of symptoms in preclinical models in 2007.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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“Switcheroo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switcheroo. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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