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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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In particular, large parking lots are ripe for change, they say.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

I try to change settings, to remember to “start a new project” with each query.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

You don’t need to name your estate as beneficiary and then change it later.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

But when the final whistle sounded on Tuesday, there was a palpable change in the air over North London.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

We’d lived with it so long that even after our moms had given up, it was too late to change course.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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