Switch and Variation

Switch

Switch noun - An event in which one thing is substituted for another.

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Variation and switch are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Variation" instead a noun "Switch".

Variation noun - A distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play).

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Switch and variation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Switch" instead a noun "Variation".

Nearby Words: variety, variable, varied, variance, variant

old	old switch	old variation
special	special switch	special variation
particular	particular switch	particular variation
similar	similar switch	similar variation
Other adjectives: specific, simple, small, real, blue, little, main, new, different, literal, recent.

If the Color/BW switch is set to BW, Player 1 is white and Player 2 is black, regardless of variation.

Source: Video Game / Combat!
Though it isn't prophecy-related, there's a variation of the gender-switch in the Nancy Drew mystery The Curse of Blackwood Hall.

Source: No Man of Woman Born
A variation from Metro 2033: your wristwatch tells you how much time you have left on your gas mask before you need to switch filter canisters.

Source: Oxygen Meter

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