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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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"But I'm excited. Grass is always a nice kind of change."

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The Office of the Secretary of War is announcing a significant change to the Department’s categorization of religious affiliation.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

It went to the House and died, and Americans continue to change their clocks twice a year against their own clearly stated will, like a nation under a curse.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

They point to climate change, aging water infrastructure, and weak monitoring systems as factors that could allow dangerous amoebae to spread and become harder to control.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

“First place they’d look. Don’t bother to change it though. It’s only silver. We’re interested in saving people, not things.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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