bait and switches

noun

plural of bait and switch
as in volte-faces
US a selling method in which a customer is attracted by the advertisement of a low-priced product but then is encouraged to buy a more expensive one

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bait and switches
  1. about-turns
  2. turnabouts
  3. flip-flops
  4. turnarounds
  5. about-faces
  6. renunciations
  7. reversals
  8. disavowals
Noun
  • The specific reasons behind the about-turns are not clear, as both Iraq and Pakistan had earlier received approvals from Iran to transit the strait.
    — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Definition of about-turns
Noun
  • The market’s message is often beguiling and inscrutable, with frequent overshoots and crowd-humiliating turnabouts that would be so satisfying to see coming in advance.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • So why, Ghosh wonders, are such rapid turnabouts so rarely present in the genre?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of turnabouts
Noun
  • Abdul Fahwami, dressed in jeans and flip-flops, visits the fish market at least once or twice a month, depending on how many people he‘s having over at his house that week.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • These styles include the Trumble biker boot and the Divers and Crushers, two popular Y2K-style women’s platform wedge flip-flops that come in various heel heights.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of flip-flops
Noun
  • John Talbott, a retail expert with experience in business turnarounds and developing store brands, sees a business logic in letting someone else go first.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
  • However, in one of the turnarounds of the Bundesliga so far, American Joe Scally’s fourth goal of the season brought Gladbach level seven minutes before halftime and Shuto Machino gave it the unlikeliest of leads six minutes into the second period.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of turnarounds
Noun
  • One of the most notable about-faces on screens is a new initiative from American Airlines.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Ads, in fact, represent one of the biggest about-faces for Netflix, given that choosing to go down this road required the company building an entirely new infrastructure — from ad tech and measurement tools, to sales teams and advertiser relationships.
    — Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Definition of about-faces
Noun
  • Annual renunciations surged to a record high of 6,705 in 2020, with numbers remaining elevated ever since, according to immigration services company Boundless.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of renunciations
Noun
  • These stark reversals on sports betting reflect a broader shift in public opinion.
    — Josh Appel, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Those reversals come while at least part of the world community is reexamining the past.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of reversals
Noun
  • The post marks a significant shift from the President’s past disavowals of the unpopular right-wing policy blueprint, which was created by conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation ahead of the 2024 election.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But the new wave of disavowals represents the latest sign that the conflict, which has killed thousands of Palestinians, has become polarizing within the mainstream of the party.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Definition of disavowals
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