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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The steeper the landscape at each part of the map, the more the electrons’ wave function will change around those values of the parameters. Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 6 June 2025 Aside from the staffing change around demonstration teachers, the district will also cut several high-level administrative positions, Molinar said. Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025 This is prior to the pandemic and its monumental change around the company’s San Francisco venue. Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2025 In 2025, Lee will be working towards policy change around social indicators for young men in lower socioeconomic conditions, and scaling to work of Male Allies UK in training 50,000 men around gender equity and allyship. Lauren Coulman, Forbes, 19 Dec. 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 2 Jul. 2025.

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