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switched

ADJECTIVE
changed
Synonyms
STRONG
alternated bartered commutated interchanged reciprocated replaced restored returned reversed rotated shuffled substituted swapped traded transferred transposed
Antonyms
WEAK
final kept permanent placed stabilized stored unchanged unmodified unvaried
ADJECTIVE
punished
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chastened dismissed imprisoned penalized
STRONG
birched castigated chastised confined corrected debarred defrocked executed exiled expelled flogged grounded immured incarcerated lectured reproved scolded sentenced spanked whipped
Antonyms
WEAK
cleared exonerated released

Example Sentences

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He switched jobs frequently in the last five years, after he wasn’t extended a return offer to Carlyle once a two-year program he worked in concluded in 2020, a person familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

But then in 2023 Nvidia switched over to using its own Arm-based CPUs, and others are now following.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Self-admittedly, Chambers only got through three years before he switched to English and began working out of an unconventional glassblowing studio.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Casparij was a roaming wing-back, Lauren Hemp switched sides up front and Alex Greenwood moved to left-back from centre-back.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Penelope switched to an extra-silent tiptoe, but it was too late.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood