sea change

Definition of sea change

1 archaic : a change brought about by the sea

2 : a marked change : transformation a sea change in public policy

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Recent Examples on the Web But for all those improvements to happen, there is going to have to be a sea change in attitudes, arms experts say. — Peter Schwartzstein, Scientific American, "Climate Change May Be Blowing Up Arms Depots," 14 Nov. 2019 Washington’s wave of female museum leaders marks a sea change for a field that has traditionally been led by white men. — Washington Post, "Women are increasingly getting the top museum jobs. Will more of them finally get equal pay?," 2 July 2019 Here are 10 takeaways from the 2018 term that ended Thursday: Conservatives stalled (Photo: Alex Gallardo, AP) The retirement last June of Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy signaled a sea change for the court. — Richard Wolf, USA TODAY, "Supreme Court in transition: Conservatives ascendant but Roberts, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh prove unpredictable," 19 June 2019 Hardware has been relegated to second fiddle, which marks a sea change for a tech giant in transition and watershed moment for Apple events, which had generally made phones and laptops and watches the stars of the show. — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, "For Apple's Big Event on Monday, Hardware Is Just a Sideshow," 21 Mar. 2019 During his five-plus years as the baseball club’s GM, A.J. Preller, The International Sensation, has attempted a sea change in organizational thinking, canvassing the Caribbean especially to find hot, young talent. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: A.J. Preller’s cruise could be over if right Padres skipper isn’t hired," 5 Oct. 2019 For a field that has been anchored to anatomy in the diagnosis of disease, a biomarker-first approach represents a sea change. — Scientific American, "The Coming Age of Molecular Medicine," 2 Oct. 2019 That all of this energy and attention has amounted to a temporary swell instead of a sea change. — Melinda Gates, Time, "Melinda Gates: Here's Why I'm Committing $1 Billion to Promote Gender Equality," 2 Oct. 2019 Most of the Democratic primary field supports legalization of marijuana, reflecting a sea change in public opinion on the issue. — chicagotribune.com, "O’Rourke calls for taxing marijuana industry to support those harmed by war on drugs," 20 Sep. 2019

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“Sea change.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20change. Accessed 5 December 2019.

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