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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).

Example Sentences

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“Basically, the fuel costs are making them change their decision.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

“She better come out in an amazing outfit,” one woman next to me said of Carpenter as Sarandon continued to extend the singer’s costume change.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Habits are hard to change, however; American buyers still shifted toward larger vehicles, such as SUVs and full-size trucks, and away from compact and subcompact cars in March, according to Cox’s Kelley Blue Book.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

What are El Niño and La Niña, and how do they change the weather?

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Although I’d decided that I was not going back to school, now I was grasping for anything that might change his mind.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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