1
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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2
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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2
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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3
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
Velvet Wu
june 23,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
The seating changes will require a full stadium reseating process ahead of the 2027 season, though officials said fewer season-ticket holders are expected to be affected than originally anticipated.
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Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Events celebrating America’s 250th birthday mean some changes for fireworks viewing on the Mall and the route of the Independence Day Parade.
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Fritz Hahn,
Washington Post,
24 June 2026
Speaking during a meeting of the Workers' Party's Central Committee on Monday, Kim said the navy would undergo changes to its status, role and scope of operations.
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
Those changes can damage reservoirs, which can create similar problems for nearby wells, too.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
On southbound East Loop 820 frontage road between Lancaster Avenue to Meadowbrook Drive, elevation changes on the new roadway have led to the closure of some streets and road connections, but that frontage road and its accompanying streets are expected to reopen this fall.
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Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
Many tech employees left unscathed by layoffs are still reeling from changes to their work, as well as the anxiety these reductions and AI advancements bring.
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Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Brain image studies have revealed stark changes in the brains of people who learn a new language, memorize complex driving directions, and regularly play challenging games.
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Dr. Deepika Chopra,
Flow Space,
16 June 2026
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Within Anthropic, Claude Tag is already approving and incorporating 65% of the code changes the product team submits, according to Wu.
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Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
At the concierge tier, the model changes entirely.
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Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Yet the road often changes faster than software can easily interpret.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
First, power changes interactions.
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Alla Adam,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Most of that really changes at the very end and going into Season 2.
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Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
Waiting, however, can be risky, especially with an investment like gold, in which the price changes continuously throughout the day.
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Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
The sun appears at its highest elevation with a noontime position that changes very little for several days before and after the summer solstice.
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Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Noun
In late March, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved changes to the county’s fireworks ordinance that increased penalties for violations.
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Velvet Wu
june 23,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
The seating changes will require a full stadium reseating process ahead of the 2027 season, though officials said fewer season-ticket holders are expected to be affected than originally anticipated.
—
Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Events celebrating America’s 250th birthday mean some changes for fireworks viewing on the Mall and the route of the Independence Day Parade.
—
Fritz Hahn,
Washington Post,
24 June 2026
Speaking during a meeting of the Workers' Party's Central Committee on Monday, Kim said the navy would undergo changes to its status, role and scope of operations.
—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
Those changes can damage reservoirs, which can create similar problems for nearby wells, too.
—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
On southbound East Loop 820 frontage road between Lancaster Avenue to Meadowbrook Drive, elevation changes on the new roadway have led to the closure of some streets and road connections, but that frontage road and its accompanying streets are expected to reopen this fall.
—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
Many tech employees left unscathed by layoffs are still reeling from changes to their work, as well as the anxiety these reductions and AI advancements bring.
—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Brain image studies have revealed stark changes in the brains of people who learn a new language, memorize complex driving directions, and regularly play challenging games.
—
Dr. Deepika Chopra,
Flow Space,
16 June 2026
Verb
Rom-coms aren’t always known for being terribly sexy but San Francisco native Leah McKendrick changes all than it her Netflix valentine to San Francisco.
—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Within Anthropic, Claude Tag is already approving and incorporating 65% of the code changes the product team submits, according to Wu.
—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
At the concierge tier, the model changes entirely.
—
Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Yet the road often changes faster than software can easily interpret.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
First, power changes interactions.
—
Alla Adam,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Most of that really changes at the very end and going into Season 2.
—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
Waiting, however, can be risky, especially with an investment like gold, in which the price changes continuously throughout the day.
—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
The sun appears at its highest elevation with a noontime position that changes very little for several days before and after the summer solstice.
—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for changes
Noun
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However, more and more retailers are now releasing petite-friendly styles, and Quince has excelled at crafting high-quality wardrobe essentials that don’t require any alterations.
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But with more than a month in between mandatory minicamp and training camp, there could still be some alterations made to the group of 91 players.
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My colleague Don Stemen and I then used data from that project to investigate how prosecutors responded to weekly fluctuations in their criminal caseloads.
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The fluctuations were concentrated near a boundary where oppositely directed magnetic fields meet — a region where scientists suspect magnetic stress builds up before flares.
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.
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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.
Verb
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However, curators say that framing fans as fine art intentionally shifts the perception of what a world-class museum can present.
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This pivotal 106th career triumph dramatically shifts the narrative, proving Hamilton remains a serious championship contender.
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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.
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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.
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Between the two cities, the similarities and differences in the origins of those communities make Melbourne’s culinary fabric both innately familiar to Angelenos, and also something wholly distinct to experience.
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Notably, these differences in cancer mortality between rural and urban counties were originally small and only began to increase when overall national cancer rates began to drop.
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Scientists do not yet know exactly what causes the oscillations.
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As these frequencies are extremely stable, counting their oscillations provides an exceptionally accurate way to measure time.
Verb
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This liquid state alters the safety profile of the system.
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Secure Boot is designed to thwart UEFI bootkits, a form of malware that alters the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, the successor to the BIOS, both of which begin the initial boot sequence.
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“Changes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/changes. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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