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shift
noun as in switch, fluctuation
Strongest matches
about-face, alteration, change, conversion, deviation, move, transfer, transformation, variation
Strong matches
bend, changeover, deflection, displacement, double, fault, modification, passage, permutation, rearrangement, removal, shifting, substitution, tack, transference, transit, translocation, turn, veering, yaw
noun as in trick, stratagem
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artifice, contrivance, craft, device, dodge, equivocation, evasion, expediency, expedient, gambit, hoax, makeshift, maneuver, ploy, recourse, refuge, resort, resource, ruse, stopgap, substitute, subterfuge, wile
noun as in time served doing work
verb as in switch, fluctuate
Strongest matches
alter, change, deviate, drift, move, relocate, remove, ship, shuffle, transfer, turn, vary, veer
Example Sentences
Online sportsbooks also offer “live betting” on games in process, in a shift from the old days when bettors could only place wagers in advance.
The shift in body types on the podium is striking.
No matter what makes tournament expansion happen, it would occur in part because of an ongoing power shift in college sports toward the largest conferences.
Some former CDC leaders said a shift away from a central, authoritative voice in public health could cause confusion.
Don’t expect a major tone shift, says James Downey, a former “SNL” head writer who spent three decades on the show.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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