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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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Her sudden change of heart came just one day after she sold her Encino, Calif., home, which had been on the market for nearly two years before it finally found a buyer.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

There’s another big change that might be even more profound—a huge increase in retail trader participation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Yarbrough said the primary benefit of the Pastoria solar project isn’t monetary savings but rather decarbonization, as climate change fueled by fossil fuel emissions is already creating more unpredictability for California’s hydropower.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

And then, of course, there were the actual perfect storms, the high-caliber hurricanes which, before climate change, didn’t come to the Ridge: Irma, Ian, Milton, massive cells, all direct hits on the groves.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

More like think about how I’d have to change my name and move to an undisclosed location.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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