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as in alterations
the act, process, or result of making different
the positive change in our students' attitude toward people who are somehow different was a long and gradual process
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as in fluctuations
the frequent and usually sudden passing from one condition to another
there is nothing so constant as change itself
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as in modifies
to make different in some way
my wife has changed the look of our living room more times than we care to remember
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as in shifts
to pass from one form, state, or level to another
the weather in New England is constantly changing
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as in exchanges
to give up (something) and take something else in return
would you mind changing your seat so my friends can sit together?
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Recent Examples of changes
Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
The National Conference of State Legislatures has been tracking which states have made — or attempted to make — changes to district maps between the 2020 and 2030 redistricting cycles, beginning in late 2025.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Last month, the FEMA Review Council floated sweeping changes to the disaster agency, turning it into a leaner organization that plays a supporting role in reacting to natural disasters, requiring state agencies to take the lead.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Unless Congress makes changes by then, seniors will see an automatic cut in their monthly benefits of 22%, according to a report released Tuesday by Social Security Trustees.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 June 2026
As more states move to restrict student cellphone use during the school day, early evidence from schools already enforcing similar policies suggests the biggest changes may be happening outside of test scores.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
Fusco expressed frustration with the lack of raises and changes to insurance while speaking at the meeting.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
Amanda is talking about her friendships with Ciara and West in confessional when the background suddenly starts to wobble, the lights flicker, and her outfit changes.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 June 2026
Longer-lasting quantum states The company said Majorana 2 achieves this reliability through changes in its materials design.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Long-term stress changes the brain affecting mood, memory, behavior, attention spans and decision-making.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
Long-term stress changes the brain, affecting mood, memory, behavior, attention spans and decision-making.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
The state Legislature changes the law whenever a city asks for an exemption from the cap.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 10 June 2026
That's because the virus changes year-to-year and protection only lasts around six months.
—Berly McCoy, NPR, 10 June 2026
When the marketplace changes hands, Shaker will still be there.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
However, the World of Hyatt devaluation is a huge hit and completely changes the card’s value for certain people.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 10 June 2026
This temperature shift changes everything for aerospace giant Airbus, which backed the project under its ZEST1 (Zero Emissions for Sustainable Transport) program.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Noun
Follow with an immediate pat dry to avoid flavor and texture changes.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
The National Conference of State Legislatures has been tracking which states have made — or attempted to make — changes to district maps between the 2020 and 2030 redistricting cycles, beginning in late 2025.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Last month, the FEMA Review Council floated sweeping changes to the disaster agency, turning it into a leaner organization that plays a supporting role in reacting to natural disasters, requiring state agencies to take the lead.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Unless Congress makes changes by then, seniors will see an automatic cut in their monthly benefits of 22%, according to a report released Tuesday by Social Security Trustees.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 June 2026
As more states move to restrict student cellphone use during the school day, early evidence from schools already enforcing similar policies suggests the biggest changes may be happening outside of test scores.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
Fusco expressed frustration with the lack of raises and changes to insurance while speaking at the meeting.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
Amanda is talking about her friendships with Ciara and West in confessional when the background suddenly starts to wobble, the lights flicker, and her outfit changes.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 June 2026
Longer-lasting quantum states The company said Majorana 2 achieves this reliability through changes in its materials design.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Verb
Repetition propels us towards one night in November of 1975 when everything changes, but not in the way the heroine (or the reader) was led to expect.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Long-term stress changes the brain affecting mood, memory, behavior, attention spans and decision-making.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
Long-term stress changes the brain, affecting mood, memory, behavior, attention spans and decision-making.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
The state Legislature changes the law whenever a city asks for an exemption from the cap.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 10 June 2026
That's because the virus changes year-to-year and protection only lasts around six months.
—Berly McCoy, NPR, 10 June 2026
When the marketplace changes hands, Shaker will still be there.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
However, the World of Hyatt devaluation is a huge hit and completely changes the card’s value for certain people.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 10 June 2026
This temperature shift changes everything for aerospace giant Airbus, which backed the project under its ZEST1 (Zero Emissions for Sustainable Transport) program.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for changes
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Unlike existing approaches that rely on a small number of biomarkers, MutationProjector analyzes the broader combination of genetic alterations present in a tumor.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Those moves led to major postseason alterations.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Mroz counters, however, that none of those cases are actual microlensing events and instead the mere fluctuations of ordinary variable stars.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
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Primordial black holes are proposed to have formed through fluctuations in the incredibly hot and dense matter that filled the universe moments after the Big Bang.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The company’s claim is that MST modifies the mechanical stress state of the silicon surface in a way that discourages dislocation nucleation and propagation during the subsequent GaN growth steps.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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This bill modifies the sales-in-error regulations to create a new category for any current outstanding certificates to be automatically declared in error, meaning those sales will be reversed, tax buyers will be refunded and the process will restart under the new statute.—
Jenna Schweikert,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Yet what makes the storytelling so unique is how the film shifts perspectives.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
5 June 2026
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Can Carolina rebound and tie the series before it shifts to Las Vegas?—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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To address the challenge, the team designed a swap gate based purely on geometric phases, that exchanges the quantum state of two qubits.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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Dorian Gray, the Victorian era’s proto-Clavicular, literally exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty—a move that the looksmaxxing community would seem to endorse wholeheartedly.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There may be some differences between the audio and the text.—
Zulekha Nathoo,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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This is not a question of ideological differences or of the trade-offs inherent to building a diverse coalition.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
9 June 2026
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The computer simulations enabled the team to break down those different sizes, revealing that the initial tail oscillations produce large vortex rings that generate thrust, and those larger ones then produce many more smaller vortices.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
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The team took advantage of the phase difference between the two oscillations to turn the ILO into a kind of frequency-to-phase converter circuit.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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According to Beemiller, alcohol alters appetite-regulating signals and affects the brain’s reward circuits.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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That shift slightly alters the stars' structure and luminosity, leaving relatively few stars at certain brightness levels.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
4 June 2026
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