the change

noun

informal + old-fashioned
: the time of menopause when a woman stops menstruating

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Fall officially started Tuesday, but the change in the landscape’s not the only thing going on in downtown Naperville. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 The best model for our workload has changed repeatedly, and each switch has gotten cheaper because the harness absorbed the change. — Vatsal Bhardwaj, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The Red Sox said in a press release Wednesday that the change was made in consultation with Major League Baseball. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 The temptation will be to decide immediately what the change means. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the change

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“The change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20change. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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