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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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He attributed this to temperature increases linked to climate change, as well as a decline in precipitation, both of which prime plants to burn.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

He told MPs he believed Labour could still deliver "real change",

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Racial equity and climate change used to animate the movement.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Changes in the ocean, including some caused by human-driven climate change, "could be altering migration corridors in ways we don't yet fully understand", Castro said.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

But when she’d told the matchmaker there wasn’t any hurry, I’d thought that she wanted to help me, that she was buying time so she could change Ba’s mind.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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