change of pace
noun phrase
1
: changeup
2
: an interruption of continuity by a shift to a different activity
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That feels right, not only as a change of pace after the massive horde that attacked Jackson last week, but as a reminder that the infected are really just a means to an end with this story, placing characters like Ellie into a chaotic, lawless, dangerous world.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
While the Puerto Rican singer and rapper is used to being front and center, the show marked the first time she's sat front row during fashion week—which felt like a welcome change of pace.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2025
The pushback from centrists is a change of pace, as hard-line conservatives and budget hawks in the House Freedom Caucus are typically the thorns in Johnson’s side.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Feb. 2025
Trump’s consolidation of power in his second term has been driven by a perceptible change of pace.
—Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
While the Puerto Rican singer and rapper is used to being front and center, the show marked the first time she's sat front row during fashion week—which felt like a welcome change of pace.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2025
The pushback from centrists is a change of pace, as hard-line conservatives and budget hawks in the House Freedom Caucus are typically the thorns in Johnson’s side.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Feb. 2025
Trump’s consolidation of power in his second term has been driven by a perceptible change of pace.
—Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Change of pace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20of%20pace. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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