switched-on

[swicht-on, -awn]

adjective

Slang.

1. turned-on.

switched-on

adjective

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

Example Sentences

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

They are surrounded by smart, switched-on advisers.

From BBC

William Goldman’s “Adventures in the Screen Trade” is the accepted gold standard, while Mark Harris is, by my lights, the most switched-on, sympathetic writer in today’s Hollywood.

From New York Times

Nostalgia runs deep for Puerto Rican reggae artist PACHYMAN, who preps the sentimental “Switched-On” for a late September release.

From Seattle Times

In 1968, Wendy Carlos released “Switched-On Bach,” a watershed moment for the Moog, launching Baroque musical into the Apollo age and the Moog into the bedrooms and dorm rooms of baby boomers.

From New York Times

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