switched

verb

past tense of switch
1
as in swapped
to give up (something) and take something else in return switched the real grapes for fake ones switched the day of his flight from Thursday to Friday

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2
as in flicked
to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions cows lazily switching their tails and chewing their cud

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3
as in whipped
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible switched the stagecoach horses to control the direction they took

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4
as in reversed
to change (as an opinion) to the contrary a politician who has switched his position on a number of issues

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5
as in licked
to strike repeatedly the loose rigging switched the mast during the storm

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Recent Examples of switched Ironically, the Cubs were looking to draft Crow-Armstrong, but switched instead to shortstop, Ed Howard. — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Around this time last camp, Rivers switched from tackle to guard with hopes of finding a better NFL fit for his skill set. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 The Democrats’ candidate for governor, Jolly, is a former Republican congressman who switched parties last year. — Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 Though Larwood was bowling to a conventional field at the time, Jardine immediately switched to a bodyline field, further maddening the audience. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026 The Warriors switched to play 8-man and are scrambling to schedule games. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 Before and after intermission at its annual meeting, a couple Epic staffers announce a list of new customers (and which EHR that health system switched from). — Brittany Trang, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026 Harbaugh switched out his offensive coordinators this past season, both with 49ers’ roots. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026 The electrical response could therefore be switched without substantially changing the material’s underlying magnetic interactions. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for switched
  1. swapped
  2. flicked
  3. whipped
  4. reversed
  5. licked
  6. exchanged
  7. swung
  8. slashed
Verb
  • While on tour together, Rise Against and Architects even swapped members while playing each other’s namesake songs.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
  • To grow the bottom line, executives are focused on both bolstering the network’s place as the cable bundle’s most valuable channel and reaching a new generation of fans who have largely swapped channel flipping with feed swiping.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of swapped
Verb
  • Marcus Caldeira flicked a header from about 35 yards out to Pereyra, who chipped in a first-touch finish from a couple steps inside the penalty box.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The toads had gone rogue, consuming native frogs, birds, insects, small marsupials, even Ping-Pong balls and cigarette butts flicked toward them at pubs—almost everything except the swarms of sugarcane beetles they had been imported to feed on.
    — Kimon de Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of flicked
Verb
  • Spread remaining 1 cup whipped topping over pie; garnish with additional lime zest.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Howling winds whipped palm trees and waterways swelled with fast-moving runoff from relentless rain that blew nearly sideways.
    — Alexa St. John, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of whipped
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  • Ruiz reversed her block on the land transfer after trustees took a do-over vote, and dismissed the case.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Sacramento County Board of Education, however, reversed the decision in a close vote.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of reversed
Verb
  • Tuxedo kitten Paolina bounced onto my chest and licked my fingers.
    — Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Her entire face got licked clean off her head when suburban floodwaters breached the cardboard hull protecting Kath’s basement memorabilia stack a few months before I was born.
    — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of licked
Verb
  • The pair also exchanged views on recent diplomatic efforts aimed at advancing political and diplomatic solutions, the statement read, without going into further details.
    — August 20, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • And then a full-on brawl with punches exchanged to top it off.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of exchanged
Verb
  • The inning should have been over after Bo Bichette swung on a bouncing pitch that went back to the backstop, but Washington catcher Keibert Ruiz threw the ball past first base, and Bichette was safe.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But this game’s hinges swung the other way when the Padres turned things around against Gavin Williams and Michael King turned things around against the Guardians.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of swung
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  • In 2025 the administration slashed the CRCL staff from roughly 150 employees down to just a handful, effectively halting operations.
    — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Walmart attributed the disappointing sales growth in part to new federal drug pricing rules that slashed the price of several expensive medications for Medicare enrollees.
    — Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of slashed

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