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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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But what many of the employees were surely thinking was that change is coming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

But it was hard for a party in power for so long, to present itself to the voters as the party of change, one source told the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The change of control took longer than expected, Clear Street analyst Tim Moore said, but it remains a crucial step toward getting final approval from the Greenland government to start drilling.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

In the book’s finest moments, Windolf reminds us what it means both to be an artist and to embrace change.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

She’d been useful for helping him evade the Ravens, but that didn’t change the fact that she’d taken his weapons and called him a coward.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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