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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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“At this point our assumption is this is still a positioning unwind, not a regime change, but we don’t think it has fully run its course,” he added.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

In other works, Rodin exploits the mutable process of modeling to supercharge his sculpture’s sense of organic change and physical force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

And it is the largest scale trial of an attempt to change the pricing mechanism for events such as this.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The new leadership change comes during a period of investor skepticism in the defensibility of software as a service.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Still, my association with Russell was enough to completely change how he felt about me.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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