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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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I will not be doing anything with Oklahoma State until things CHANGE.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2020

Engber: It's the force of CHANGE, man—get hip to it.

From Slate • Jan. 17, 2013

On Tuesday, Conservative leader David Cameron presented his party's manifesto in a derelict power station festooned with the word "CHANGE."

From Time • Apr. 14, 2010

They were registering CHANGE, the magic word of M.R.A.

From Time Magazine Archive

The revolution has taught people who previously feared CHANGE, to welcome change and take full advantage of discoveries and inventions that modified nature and profoundly altered human society.

From Civilization and Beyond Learning from History by Nearing, Scott




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