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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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"It's more expensive than I thought. We've had to change what we're looking for. It's a bit frustrating. And if anything, the prices are going to go up."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The price or number of shares sold could change some, based on the picture created using Equity Bookbuild.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

But my brief also looked at ways employers and employees could manipulate pay to allow more “overtime” hours without a change in actual hours worked.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

The deal “will change things in a very concrete way,” Harnisch says, noting the complexity of trade flows across the southern Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

I need him to understand that me going to Sunridge isn’t going to change who he needs me to be.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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