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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
Scott Mayerowitz, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
We were whisked around in golf carts, engaged in happy banter at the bar and felt accommodated when last-minute changes or requests arose.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
These changes took a toll on pollinators.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
The following are details about each of those projects, as well as some changes that are in store for several existing brewery venues.
—Brandon Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Multiple factors influence electricity rates, including incidences of natural disasters, fluctuations in natural gas prices and changes in customer loads and renewables portfolio standards.
—Jay Bhatty, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Cities like Los Angeles already appear to be slow-walking changes, legal action moves slowly, and to be successful, the law needs accountability structures with timelines.
—Christina Mojica, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
Under the act, changes were made to work requirements, who qualifies and what food can be purchased through the program.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Player sentiment has been negative, as Sony isn’t making any changes to the service offered.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 19 May 2026
Corein Carter, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Inspired by the muted colors and shifting light of arid West Texas, the palette gives the interiors an inviting appearance that changes subtly throughout the day.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 May 2026
The city is also looking at water circulation around the pier, specifically how the breakwater changes the environment, Parry said.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
But none of that changes the broader trajectory.
—Neil Shearing, Time, 20 May 2026
Robots move like fluids When the robots form chains, their behavior changes dramatically.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
That will allow you to pivot your savings strategy once the economy changes and the rate climate stabilizes again.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The show also changes two of the biggest narrative plot points from the books — the Hannah and Garrett breakup and the campus-wide hands-off law.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 13 May 2026
Such equations describe everything that changes.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
Noun
Those changes were accompanied by hundreds of layoffs.
—Scott Mayerowitz, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
We were whisked around in golf carts, engaged in happy banter at the bar and felt accommodated when last-minute changes or requests arose.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
These changes took a toll on pollinators.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
The following are details about each of those projects, as well as some changes that are in store for several existing brewery venues.
—Brandon Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Multiple factors influence electricity rates, including incidences of natural disasters, fluctuations in natural gas prices and changes in customer loads and renewables portfolio standards.
—Jay Bhatty, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Cities like Los Angeles already appear to be slow-walking changes, legal action moves slowly, and to be successful, the law needs accountability structures with timelines.
—Christina Mojica, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
Under the act, changes were made to work requirements, who qualifies and what food can be purchased through the program.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Player sentiment has been negative, as Sony isn’t making any changes to the service offered.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 19 May 2026
Verb
The indoor-to-outdoor design overlooking the Pacific Ocean changes the rhythm of dinner entirely.
—Corein Carter, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Inspired by the muted colors and shifting light of arid West Texas, the palette gives the interiors an inviting appearance that changes subtly throughout the day.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 May 2026
The city is also looking at water circulation around the pier, specifically how the breakwater changes the environment, Parry said.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
But none of that changes the broader trajectory.
—Neil Shearing, Time, 20 May 2026
Robots move like fluids When the robots form chains, their behavior changes dramatically.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
That will allow you to pivot your savings strategy once the economy changes and the rate climate stabilizes again.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The show also changes two of the biggest narrative plot points from the books — the Hannah and Garrett breakup and the campus-wide hands-off law.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 13 May 2026
Such equations describe everything that changes.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for changes
Noun
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The roster changed, too, with most of the alterations on the defensive side to try to improve the pass rush and overhaul the linebacking corps, and with first-round draft pick Sonny Styles now serving as the group’s new quarterback.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Smith said her daughter has been coming to the location every month since January to get alterations on her prom dress.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Temperature and humidity affect how the lacquer cures, and even minor fluctuations can undo days of progress.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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From an archival standpoint, Evans also worried about the long-term effects of keeping the Declaration housed against an exterior wall, where temperature fluctuations were more extreme.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Only when one part modifies the data does the system create a new copy for that writer.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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The program is a partnership between HomeAid Sacramento and El Dorado County to build 12 Title 25 rural dwelling homes — which modifies coding requirements — each with two bedrooms and one bathroom.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Tech giant Cisco is planning to eliminate thousands of jobs as the company shifts its primary focus to accelerate its artificial intelligence initiatives, a move that comes despite the company beating earnings expectations.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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The jet stream also shifts northward, typically pushing winter storms toward the Pacific Northwest and Canada while leaving swaths of California drier than average, especially in the south.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Verb
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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.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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For some specific cancer types, there may not have been enough patients represented to detect statistically significant differences.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
Noun
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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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The authors wrote that rocket soot increases stratospheric temperatures, alters atmospheric circulation and depletes the ozone layer.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Some of her collaborators have already shown that pregnancy alters a mom’s hormones and brain structure in ways that are good for bonding and child-rearing.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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“Changes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/changes. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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