change around
idiom
variants
or British change round
: to change the order or positions of the parts of (something)
When I got back everything in my office had been changed around.
I had to change the schedule round a little.
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Try to make this change around the time that Venus, your ruling planet, enters your sign on August 29.
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024
Something began to change around the end of Trump’s first term.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Be the one to light the wick, and watch things change around you.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
This will be particularly noticeable this week as you’re being required to make a change around one of the aforementioned areas.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024
Something began to change around the end of Trump’s first term.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Be the one to light the wick, and watch things change around you.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
This will be particularly noticeable this week as you’re being required to make a change around one of the aforementioned areas.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for change around
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“Change around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20around. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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