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turn on

verb

tr, adverb to cause (something) to operate by turning a knob, etc
to turn on the light
intr, preposition to depend or hinge on
the success of the party turns on you
preposition to change or cause to change one's attitude so as to become hostile or to retaliate
the dog turned on the children
informal.
tr, adverb to produce (charm, tears, etc) suddenly or automatically
informal.
tr, preposition,foll byto to interest (someone) in something
how to turn kids on to drama
slang.
tr, adverb to arouse emotionally or sexually
slang.
intr, adverb to take or become intoxicated by drugs
slang.
tr, adverb to introduce (someone) to drugs

noun

slang.
a person or thing that causes emotional or sexual arousal

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Instagram has already introduced "teen accounts" which turn on many privacy settings by default - although some researchers have claimed they were able to circumvent the promised protections.

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“The aggressiveness has been turned on. He’s got a real good eye.”

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Significantly improving the appearance of the interiors, Villarreal installed wireless LED spotlights on her artwork and rechargeable battery-operated motion-sensor lights under the kitchen cabinets that turn on when she walks inside.

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“They all turn on me, scrapping like dogs, men against women,” she wrote.

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Also, magically, baseball: “Pafko at the Wall,” the novella that opens the novel, turns on Bobby Thompson’s pennant-winning 1951 homer for the New York Giants, capturing the boisterous crowd while symbolizing the drama to come.

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