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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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
Reuters, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Those changes helped turn the momentum back in Chelsea’s favour.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The law stripped teachers and most public workers of collective bargaining rights and led to wide changes in the state's education system.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
To many who provide support to minority groups, these changes have simply become additional challenges to overcome.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
Carriers like Cosco Shipping and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) are the most directly impacted by the policy changes.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
Rathee highlighted seismic changes underway in gaming.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Hackers often create lookalike domains that look nearly identical to real ones, adding small spelling changes or extra words.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
However, due to charting rule changes, neither song’s numbers would count toward the album’s first-week sales.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Pressing the ears changes the volume and tapping the sides switches between tracks.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Berlin isn’t known for waterfront estates—but this bucolic grande dame changes that.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
That fight has been taken to federal court, and the battle could take considerable time to resolve – so much time that changes in administrations in the next decade could ultimately bring that ban back into place as soon as 2035.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
As highly territorial animals, cats are vigilant about monitoring their space, especially when something changes.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Until one of them asks a question that changes everything.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Unless something changes drastically at the top of the lineup, expect more of the same in 2025-26.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Little wonder that a philosopher who changes course invites surprise, suspicion, and sometimes the hostility of old friends.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
See latest data on cases, variants and more The recommendations come after upheaval at the CDC, including the ouster of its former Director Susan Monarez, who had resisted changes to vaccine policy advanced by Kennedy.
—Reuters, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Those changes helped turn the momentum back in Chelsea’s favour.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The law stripped teachers and most public workers of collective bargaining rights and led to wide changes in the state's education system.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
To many who provide support to minority groups, these changes have simply become additional challenges to overcome.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
Carriers like Cosco Shipping and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) are the most directly impacted by the policy changes.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
Rathee highlighted seismic changes underway in gaming.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Hackers often create lookalike domains that look nearly identical to real ones, adding small spelling changes or extra words.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
However, due to charting rule changes, neither song’s numbers would count toward the album’s first-week sales.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
Continuing along Oregon 242, the scenery changes as dark lava fields stretch across the hillsides, revealing the volcanic history that shaped this part of the state.
—Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Pressing the ears changes the volume and tapping the sides switches between tracks.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Berlin isn’t known for waterfront estates—but this bucolic grande dame changes that.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
That fight has been taken to federal court, and the battle could take considerable time to resolve – so much time that changes in administrations in the next decade could ultimately bring that ban back into place as soon as 2035.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
As highly territorial animals, cats are vigilant about monitoring their space, especially when something changes.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Until one of them asks a question that changes everything.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Unless something changes drastically at the top of the lineup, expect more of the same in 2025-26.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Little wonder that a philosopher who changes course invites surprise, suspicion, and sometimes the hostility of old friends.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for changes
Noun
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In practice, Mitchell was not around long enough to oversee the transfer window immediately preceding this season, but regular discussions were held across 2024-25 to determine the alterations Newcastle should make for future European seasons.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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However, these don’t exhibit such dramatic alterations in brightness.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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From even tiny initial seed fluctuations in the matter density of the Universe, star clusters, galaxies, groups and clusters of galaxies, and even larger structures like superclusters began to form.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Oct. 2025
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The fluctuations will depend on demand, and could even occur within this Visa presale, as soon as Friday, when the next batch of lottery winners get their chance to purchase tickets.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The third amendment, set for a vote, from Wilson, modifies federal statutes related to military bases.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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If the administrative law judge finds in favor of the petitioners on any of the issues raised, or finds the DNR did not comply with some aspect of state law, then the project can’t move forward unless the DNR modifies the permit.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
16 June 2024
Verb
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But the Dash does have an outsized history that shifts it out of the realm of poetry and folklore alone.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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When the frame shifts up and over the reservoir’s edge, Copco 1 appears as a concrete colossus, standing sentry over the river naively burbling below.—
Anne Reeve,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Though The Wrong Paris exchanges the City of Lights for the Lone Star State, that doesn't stop Dawn from falling for Trey (Pierson Fodé), The Honeypot bachelor that the other girls are vying for.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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Legislators and lobbyists in suits chat with families while a city councilman exchanges first-name pleasantries with constituents, young and old, in line.—
Robin Roenker,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Participants will learn the differences between dabbling and diving ducks, their unique characteristics and how to use eBird to find local waterfowl viewing hot spots.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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This phenomenon, called variable expressivity, arises from differences in the secondary variants a person has.—
Santhosh Girirajan,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Superimposed on this slow drift are smaller and more frequent oscillations known as nutations.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Instead, gravitational waves, as natural quantum oscillations of space-time itself, are enough in this model to create the density fluctuations that lead to matter developing structures like galaxies, stars, and planets.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While it’s well established that pregnancy alters several hormones, there’s currently not enough evidence to connect changes within the body to the colored toilet seat phenomenon.—
Hannah Silverman,
Parents,
3 Oct. 2025
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That knowledge will become increasingly important as climate change alters the ecosystems on which all of those creatures, including us, depend.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Changes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/changes. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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