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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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The decision should be carefully considered, she added: “This is a procedure where a millimeter makes a tremendous difference—it could really change how you look.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Children change and grow, but the left-behind plate stays the same.

From The Wall Street Journal

“There’s a natural feeling that happens to everybody when the sun changes signs and it just happens organically in my functional practice with clients.”

From Los Angeles Times

It doesn’t meet strategic needs, it’s likely to suffer billions of dollars in cost overruns, and it may not survive the next change in administrations.

From Los Angeles Times

The change under SB 1053 comes almost a decade after California voters passed a statewide ballot measure that banned single-use plastic bags at grocery store checkouts.

From Los Angeles Times