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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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Yet the leadership change may suggest an increased focus on hardware for Apple going forward.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

Nothing would change for the banks now holding so-called excess reserves at the Fed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“I made the decision because I feel like our team hasn’t played consistent enough. We’ve underperformed,” Holland, who hoped the move would jolt the team, said at the time of the change.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

But the head of the Association of School and College Leaders said a legal ban "doesn't really change very much" because most schools already enforce their own bans.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

I grab clean clothes for myself and take them down the hall to the bathroom, where I rinse out the cut on my leg with a washcloth and change.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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