change around
idiom
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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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The rocks forming the outer shell of Earth are chemically very distinct from Earth’s mantle, and geologists are yet not sure what triggered this change around 4 to 3 billion years ago.
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David Bressan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The ad flashes through the lives of a series of young women, as the narrator, a scientist, laments how the planet will change around them.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
This began to change around the turn of the century, with the widespread popularity of franchises like Harry Potter, Twilight, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and The Walking Dead.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Feb. 2025
Sheriffs who spoke with The Post expect little to change around their cooperation with ICE after Trump returns to office Monday -- largely because of the limits already spelled out in state law.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
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David Bressan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The ad flashes through the lives of a series of young women, as the narrator, a scientist, laments how the planet will change around them.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
This began to change around the turn of the century, with the widespread popularity of franchises like Harry Potter, Twilight, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and The Walking Dead.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Feb. 2025
Sheriffs who spoke with The Post expect little to change around their cooperation with ICE after Trump returns to office Monday -- largely because of the limits already spelled out in state law.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Change around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20around. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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