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as in alteration
the act, process, or result of making different
the positive change in our students' attitude toward people who are somehow different was a long and gradual process
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as in fluctuation
the frequent and usually sudden passing from one condition to another
there is nothing so constant as change itself
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as in money
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
she spent quite a chunk of change on that car
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as in to modify
to make different in some way
my wife has changed the look of our living room more times than we care to remember
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as in to vary
to pass from one form, state, or level to another
the weather in New England is constantly changing
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Recent Examples of change
The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2025
Congress passed the Uniform Time Act in 1966 that set up the biannual time change, and lobbying efforts by the golf industry are largely credited for Congress expanding daylight saving time by a month in the mid-1980s.
—Margery A. Beck, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Sacks repeatedly compared bitcoin to U.S. holdings of gold, explaining that the U.S. won't be selling it, unless Trump changes his mind down the road.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Weil is living proof that female power and sorority can make their way into any space, as long as a woman decides to be the agent of change.
—The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2025
Congress passed the Uniform Time Act in 1966 that set up the biannual time change, and lobbying efforts by the golf industry are largely credited for Congress expanding daylight saving time by a month in the mid-1980s.
—Margery A. Beck, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
Additional houses have recently changed hands nearby: In September 2023, a 1,322-square-foot home on Silvera Street in Milpitas sold for $1,530,000, a price per square foot of $1,157.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Sacks repeatedly compared bitcoin to U.S. holdings of gold, explaining that the U.S. won't be selling it, unless Trump changes his mind down the road.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for change
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The Italian official said alterations were not detected by eye and only were revealed by examining the seams of the crotch area of the ski suits after the competition.—
Graham Dunbar,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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Intense alteration on early Mars revealed by high-aluminum rocks at Jezero crater.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Companies like Lowe’s and Starbucks illustrate this fluctuation – both eliminated their CMO positions only to reinstate similar roles shortly afterward.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts a quarterly survey to assess the spending habits of American citizens, analyzing price fluctuations for approximately 80,000 products.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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The lender could take the land if the money wasn’t paid back.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Republicans in both the Senate and House are working on a longer-term budget plan, but in the meantime the government will run out of money in mid-March without some sort of short-term action.—
Geoffrey Skelley,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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That tech was then modified and used to execute the Zero Day attack.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Latvian capital has been in a state of euphoria since Flow started getting Oscar attention, with city signs even modified to pay homage to the film.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Mar. 2025
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In the future, northern hemisphere summer will take place when Earth is closer to the sun, as Earth's orbital elongation, or eccentricity, varies.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Protection varies from state to state Unlike many other states, North Dakota does not have an anti-SLAPP law.—
Jennifer Safstrom,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
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Former board chair Kim Silvers, who was owner and founder of Silvers HR, LLC, exchanged human resources services for on-air announcements of her business, according to documents obtained by The Sacramento Bee.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Mar. 2025
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Here is what may be next for Israel and Gaza Under the ceasefire deal, which came into effect on January 19, Hamas has so far exchanged 33 Israeli hostages for about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees and has also freed five Thai hostages.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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In our industry, these aren't abstract metrics—they're the difference between winning and becoming irrelevant in a market where milliseconds and basis points determine success.—
Jitender Jain,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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And compared with something more pedestrian, like the Apple iMac, which uses a standard M4 processor, the difference in multicore processing performance is vast.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Mar. 2025
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Another team invented a molecule that can boost electrical oscillations in the brain, improving memory and cognition in mice that were modified to have Alzheimer's.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2025
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And its wavelength is the distance between those oscillations in space.—
Michael J. Murdoch,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Change.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/change. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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