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switched-on

American  
[swicht-on, -awn] / ˈswɪtʃtˈɒn, -ˈɔn /

adjective

Slang.
  1. turned-on.


switched-on British  

adjective

  1. informal well-informed or aware of what is up to date

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The firm says Vision will not record or store data, has to be switched-on manually and will close at the end of each browser session.

From BBC Oct. 1, 2024

Researchers had tried for about 20 years to get crystal structures of typical, switched-on GPCRs, but the molecules were too shifty.

From Science Magazine May 10, 2018

It has 80 million people and a huge consumer market with a switched-on population.

From The Guardian Jan. 8, 2016

For a savvy and switched-on class of gamer, that's too late -  they need to see the game in action now.

From The Verge Aug. 26, 2014

Whether in brash comic or softer sentimental mode, he exudes a bright, switched-on starshine that audiences can bask in comfortably.

From New York Times Mar. 28, 2011

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