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turning on

VERB

excite, please

Synonyms

WEAK

arouse attract captivate enchant get started initiate introduce show stimulate stir up thrill titillate work up

Antonyms

WEAK

close disenchant disgust displease end finish shut down turn off

VERB

start the operation of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

activate log on put on switch on

WEAK

begin energize get started ignite initiate introduce put in gear set in motion start up

Antonyms

WEAK

close disenchant disgust displease end finish shut down turn off

Example Sentences

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An "extremely intelligent" bear that injured four people in northern Japan remains at large as of Friday, after apparently unlatching a window while evading capture and turning on a water tap, officials said.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Cuban turning on the coach he had long supported was telling.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

"This dramatic layering of young jets inside older, exhausted lobes is the signature of an episodic AGN -- a galaxy whose central engine keeps turning on and off over cosmic timescales."

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

She isn’t turning on any lights in her house until the sun goes down to trim an electricity bill that is around $180 a month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

He gunned the car and we drove up, twisting and turning on a blacktop-paved road.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu