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View definitions for turns on

turns on

verb as in excite, please

verb as in start the operation of

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A key question is whether the election turns on a small number of votes in one state, such as what occurred during the 2000 race between Al Gore and George W. Bush.

When Cynthia Ruiz turns on her kitchen faucet, she hears a slight squeak before cloudy fluid bursts out of the spout.

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With a wry smile, Brennan turns on his headset and adjusts the collar of his striped uniform as he closes the locker-room door to trot down to the turf.

The lawsuit turns on whether assistance from Saudi individuals and groups to two hijackers who had lived in San Diego was part of the Al Qaeda plot.

Smart water meters track each time a resident turns on their tap.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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