winds of change
plural noun
: forces that have the power to change things
—used generally to mean change is going to happen
The winds of change have begun to blow.
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The winds of change are having a profound effect on us.
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 21 Oct. 2025
But the literal winds of change are coming to large swaths of the country.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
But the winds of change have been swirling around Chili’s, and beloved menu items of years past have been discontinued in order to simplify and streamline the restaurant’s production.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
Partnerships, as always, will be a definite accelerant but a high degree of critical capability should probably be insourced given the winds of change currently sweeping across the landscape of geopolitics.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 21 Oct. 2025
But the literal winds of change are coming to large swaths of the country.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
But the winds of change have been swirling around Chili’s, and beloved menu items of years past have been discontinued in order to simplify and streamline the restaurant’s production.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
Partnerships, as always, will be a definite accelerant but a high degree of critical capability should probably be insourced given the winds of change currently sweeping across the landscape of geopolitics.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Winds of change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winds%20of%20change. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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