for a change
idiom
: as something different from what is usual
Let's eat out for a change.
Why don't you help me out for a change instead of me always helping you?!
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Private cloud software migration has risen to the forefront of IT priorities, with 38% of IT operators signaling intent for a change away from VMware due to changes in licensing costs, according to a recent study at Dell Technologies World.
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Madhura Maskasky, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Democrats have moved for a change, but that could not happen until 2027 at the earliest, and then only with voter approval.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2025
Amid a 2-7 start to the season following an ugly 104-67 loss to the Washington Mystics on June 8, Mabrey and Rivers took advantage of a few off days to take a trip down to New York City for a change of scenery.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
When the hearing began, Clymer first weighed in on the complications Johnson’s motion for a change of judge created.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
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Madhura Maskasky, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Democrats have moved for a change, but that could not happen until 2027 at the earliest, and then only with voter approval.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2025
Amid a 2-7 start to the season following an ugly 104-67 loss to the Washington Mystics on June 8, Mabrey and Rivers took advantage of a few off days to take a trip down to New York City for a change of scenery.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
When the hearing began, Clymer first weighed in on the complications Johnson’s motion for a change of judge created.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
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“For a change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20a%20change. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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