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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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It’s important to remember that results are likely to change as more votes are tallied.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

“I’m willing to change anything on a dime if I see an opportunity,” he told The Journal on Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Less than a third of civil servants had been consulted on how the technology could be rolled out, the union found, meaning "change is being done to workers, not with them".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Shadow fleet vessels frequently change the flags they fly, a practice known as flag-hopping, or use invalid registrations in an attempt to escape tracking.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Forty, fifty, even sixty below zero—actual temperature, not windchill—seems to change everything.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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