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on-off

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  1. on-offadjective

    That is either fully on or fully off, and is used to toggle a status between on and off; as in an on-off switch

    John loved being with his sister, but from time to time he wished she had an on-off switch.

  2. on-offadjective

    That fluctuates between a positive and negative status, as an on-off relationship

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of on-off in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of on-off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of on-off in a Sentence

  1. Claire Crawford:

    I woke up to one of the ladies who had been giving me mouth-to-mouth. And the AED machine was shouting, ‘CPR! CPR!’ and the alarm was going off.

  2. Michael Bronstein:

    I think he would be fighting for a lot of the same voters that have been canvassed by Hillary Clinton and are firmly in her camp, he is starting off fairly late in the cycle. A lot of the top-level support that you have to have being an institutional candidate like the VP certainly has been locked up.

  3. Quincy Jones:

    Louis 'Thunder Thumbs' Johnson was one of the greatest bass players to ever pick up the instrument, as a member of the Brothers Johnson, we shared decades of magical times working together in the studio and touring the world. From my albums 'Body Heat' and 'Mellow Madness,' to their platinum albums 'Look Out for #1,' 'Right On Time,' 'Blam' and 'Light Up the Night,' which I produced, to Michael's solo debut 'Off the Wall,' I considered Louis a core member of my production team. He was a dear and beloved friend and brother, and I will miss his presence and joy of life every day.

  4. Breonna Taylor:

    So I just let off one shot, i still can't see who it is or anything.

  5. Andrea Thompson:

    We are not letting the foot off the gas. We are going to continue with the pressure campaign.

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