change of pace
noun phrase
1
: changeup
2
: an interruption of continuity by a shift to a different activity
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Melania Trump’s choice of Dior was a change of pace from her 2017 visit to Arlington National Ceremony for her first pre-inaugural wreath-laying ceremony.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 19 Jan. 2025
Ware with all: While Ware loaded up on statistics as a change of pace with his size when Adebayo sat, there also were ample rookie moments.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
The win was a change of pace for Kansas City, which has often played in one-possession games this season.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
But The Odyssey is a marked change of pace for the filmmaker.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 19 Jan. 2025
Ware with all: While Ware loaded up on statistics as a change of pace with his size when Adebayo sat, there also were ample rookie moments.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
The win was a change of pace for Kansas City, which has often played in one-possession games this season.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
But The Odyssey is a marked change of pace for the filmmaker.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Change of pace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20of%20pace. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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