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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 bait and switch
The Monkey isn’t really a Stand by Me–esque coming-of-age story, though — that’s part of Perkins’s bait and switch.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Related Articles The DOGE bait and switch Israel gets 3, Hamas 183.
—John Stossel, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2025
Cui bono? Someone is pulling a bait and switch here.
—Sonja Drimmer, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
And for an administration that has premised itself on efficiency, a never-ending loop of funding bait and switch does not exactly make for minimizing waste.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Related Articles The DOGE bait and switch Israel gets 3, Hamas 183.
—John Stossel, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2025
Cui bono? Someone is pulling a bait and switch here.
—Sonja Drimmer, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
And for an administration that has premised itself on efficiency, a never-ending loop of funding bait and switch does not exactly make for minimizing waste.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bait and switch
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Knoblauch continues deceptiveness with forward lines The Oilers made a switcheroo up front ahead of Game 3 based on what was displayed during the morning skate and in warmups.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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There may be some larger point about voyeurism or exploitation or how annoyingly fast phone batteries drain, but it’s lost beneath a simplistic twist that pulls a switcheroo and fails to do much else.—
Charles Bramesco,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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Operational Discipline: Beyond retail and media, Simo's turnaround skills and cost discipline could bring operational rigor to balance OpenAI's hyper-growth with margin concerns, particularly critical as compute costs continue to rise.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The dramatic turnaround began during the 2022-2023 winter, one of the wettest in California's recent history with snowpack more than 200 percent above average.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 May 2025
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Meanwhile, the Trump administration continues to flip-flop between blaming Moscow and blaming Kyiv for the lack of progress.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Some companies that had already made costly investments based on existing rules, and that were looking for some consistency among flip-flopping policies, sided with California.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
1 May 2025
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The lawsuit reflects a stark philosophical turnabout from the position on gender identity issues taken during Democratic administrations.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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Loading your audio article OAKLAND — Less than a year after Alameda County agreed to his release from prison in an abrupt turnabout, a local resident has been charged with nine felonies in connection with a recent shooting.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The conclave takes place only in the event of the pope's death or renunciation for personal reasons.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Erdoğan may need Kurdish support to run again Some analysts have said public suggestions by Erdoğan's political allies that Ocalan, the 75-year-old PKK leader, could be released in return for a renunciation of violence, form part of an effort to woo Kurdish voters.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2025
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Britain is not the only country pressed into making a volte-face.—
London Business School,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The realities of Putin’s momentum, coupled with Washington’s volte-face, have led to a clear mood shift in Kyiv.—
Daryna Mayer,
NBC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Subscriptions like Billie cover this for you without a second thought.—
Sabina Wizemann,
Good Housekeeping,
30 Nov. 2022
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In America, the allure of material comfort is accepted without a second thought.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
20 Nov. 2022
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Radke has since doubled down with a second video on Sunday, again attacking the councillors and showing no indication of retraction.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
24 Mar. 2025
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With economic instability on the horizon, companies must take proactive measures to mitigate risks and uphold corporate responsibility in the void created by the retraction of government oversight.—
Solange Charas,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Bait and switch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bait%20and%20switch. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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