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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
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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
In some cases, though, companies will be able to absorb tariffs or higher production costs if shifting manufacturing locations.
The study, published on iScience, highlights that the time shifts lead to:
Further complicating matters, cell density constantly shifted as cells proliferated at ever changing rates -- interacting in complex ways with the synNotch genetic circuit.
In a perspective piece published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Peterson lays out the rationale behind this paradigm shift.
This flexibility could allow for reduced electrical requirements for the heating system or load shifting to times when electricity is less expensive and/or cleaner.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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