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shift
noun as in switch, fluctuation
Strongest matches
about-face, alteration, change, conversion, deviation, move, transfer, transformation, variation
Strong matches
bend, changeover, deflection, displacement, double, fault, modification, passage, permutation, rearrangement, removal, shifting, substitution, tack, transference, transit, translocation, turn, veering, yaw
noun as in trick, stratagem
Strong matches
artifice, contrivance, craft, device, dodge, equivocation, evasion, expediency, expedient, gambit, hoax, makeshift, maneuver, ploy, recourse, refuge, resort, resource, ruse, stopgap, substitute, subterfuge, wile
noun as in time served doing work
verb as in switch, fluctuate
Strongest matches
alter, change, deviate, drift, move, relocate, remove, ship, shuffle, transfer, turn, vary, veer
Example Sentences
Finishing a shift together away from the office, Helen says she confided in her and warned her about Mohamed Al Fayed.
Crusius’ manifesto, though, wasn’t just evidence of that shift.
Around this time, a fundamental demographic shift occurred: New births no longer exceeded deaths in the United States.
But concerns remain that a shift in policies could affect inflation rates.
That fact has raised concerns among a coalition of tenant and housing advocates who want the city to shift course to reduce displacement.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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