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change

[cheynj] / tʃeɪndʒ /


NOUN
act or fact of making different or becoming different
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Usage

What is another way to say change? To change is to make a material difference so that something is distinctly different from what it was: to change one's opinion. To alter is to make some partial change, as in appearance, while still preserving the identity: to alter a dress, as by raising the hem (to change a dress would mean to put on a different one).

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Medicare is about to change a drug program that held down the cost of premiums.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

If New Mexico isn’t careful in its spending, it could see its riches diminish without much meaningful change.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

However, incentivizing buying used EVs doesn’t result in new production, he noted: “That’s just a change of hands.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Those in the wild today are descendants from a small population, meaning their genetic similarities make them particularly vulnerable to adapting to new pressures, like diseases or climate change.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

The Freedmen were a Muscogee Nation–level issue and climate change was a global one—bigger than the scope of a group of teenagers working together to create short-format video content.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

It still worked through a to-do list that included everything from menu changes to reining in corporate expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The prime minister said he would put "whatever political capital" he had "into fixing broken social care" but did not put a timeline on changes.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Half-year sales dipped three percent to 7.2 billion euros on a reported basis but once currency exchange rates and changes to the business are stripped out they edged one percent higher.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Administration policy changes typically require a lengthy internal review period and time for public comment.

From Slate Jul. 28, 2026

Phineas's seizures are probably caused by slow changes in brain tissue damaged in the original accident.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

The big declines in kids have changed the social fabric of cities across the country and are already hitting local public school systems hard.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

"The government focused on maximising network strength, but it did not pay attention to the way that the algorithms changed," said Joyojeet Pal, a professor at the University of Michigan.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Lisa-Kaindé: A lot has changed, personally and in the world.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

I stirred miso butter into the rice, which was delicious but made the entire meal feel as though it had changed its name and moved to another neighborhood.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

Then I changed my mind and used up all of the school's hot water.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Currie said the company was "broadening and innovating our menu in line with changing tastes and trends".

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

“He has been a constant…where the main character seems to be changing too often,” Rogers said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

“That’s not great, but it’s not nearly as bad as changing the costs of the drugs.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Swift's primary mission lasted from 2004 to 2006, but the spacecraft has continued observing the changing universe for more than 20 years.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

I don’t know who it is because her face keeps changing.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott




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