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.

Examples of change around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

For the fifth year in a row, business leaders are entering a new year anticipating material change around the world, with early days already demonstrating volatility. —John M. Bremen, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025

That started to change around 2008 or so, says stem cell biologist Siddhartha Jaiswal of Stanford University in California. —Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025

Rhymes for change around

• abound
• aground
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground
• foreground