switched
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past participleof switch.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
switchnouna turning, shifting, or changing. -
past tense formof switch.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
switchnouna turning, shifting, or changing.
Example Sentences
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The home listings company has switched to a revenue model called “Zillow preferred” that generates more revenue per connection with a buyer than the old one.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
He said that from 24 November "every school will have a curfew and a daily time limit switched on, and leaderboards switched off as default".
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
The man blamed his lawyer, not the chatbot, and switched to Berenji’s firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
The share of traditional Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug plans who voluntarily switched plans during the open-enrollment period in 2020 was 21%.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Madison did need to come up with at least three votes on assumption—here Jefferson's account is accurate—and eventually four members switched their votes, all of them congressmen from districts bordering on the Potomac.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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