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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
Art De Roché, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Ignoring filter changes forces the system to work harder and may reduce indoor air quality over time, which affects both energy bills and comfort.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
Interestingly, there was little difference in mood changes between those who took zinc plus vitamin D and those who took zinc alone.
—Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026
Kyle Diamantas becomes acting commissioner as Makary’s streamlining initiatives face an uncertain future, lacking the permanent regulatory changes needed for survival.
—Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Araújo said the contamination can cause genetic and structural harm in amphibians, including changes to blood cells and DNA, and the particles can build up in tissues and alter normal body functions.
—Ryan Brennan
may 12, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
Board chair Don Mial indicated that the 90-day pause would give the hospitals time to consider changes to those documents.
—Richard Stradling, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026
Just one of many changes brought in by MLB’s attempt to make the game better.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
And Nebraska could have to make changes after the federal government provides guidance that is expected in June.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 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
But repetition changes the equation.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 12 May 2026
Before each round, the prover secretly changes the color scheme, to prevent the verifier from piecing together bits of information from different rounds.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 11 May 2026
Well, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) convened recently to share ideas on how to enhance the sport of college football, along with other conversations about the current landscape of a profession that changes on what feels like a weekly basis.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Alice Tourbier changes it up every few years.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
Noun
In his first title race against Manchester City, there was a reluctance from the Arsenal boss to make changes at key moments that sapped momentum away from his side.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Ignoring filter changes forces the system to work harder and may reduce indoor air quality over time, which affects both energy bills and comfort.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
Interestingly, there was little difference in mood changes between those who took zinc plus vitamin D and those who took zinc alone.
—Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026
Kyle Diamantas becomes acting commissioner as Makary’s streamlining initiatives face an uncertain future, lacking the permanent regulatory changes needed for survival.
—Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Araújo said the contamination can cause genetic and structural harm in amphibians, including changes to blood cells and DNA, and the particles can build up in tissues and alter normal body functions.
—Ryan Brennan
may 12, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
Board chair Don Mial indicated that the 90-day pause would give the hospitals time to consider changes to those documents.
—Richard Stradling, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026
Just one of many changes brought in by MLB’s attempt to make the game better.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
And Nebraska could have to make changes after the federal government provides guidance that is expected in June.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
Unless something changes, Sazerac might not own whiskey brands like Woodford Reserve, Jack Daniel’s, and Old Forester anytime soon, but the company has been making moves in other sectors of the spirits industry.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 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
But repetition changes the equation.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 12 May 2026
Before each round, the prover secretly changes the color scheme, to prevent the verifier from piecing together bits of information from different rounds.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 11 May 2026
Well, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) convened recently to share ideas on how to enhance the sport of college football, along with other conversations about the current landscape of a profession that changes on what feels like a weekly basis.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Alice Tourbier changes it up every few years.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for changes
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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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Installed within the Westchester Regional Library, a Brutalist structure defined by raw concrete and geometric weight, the exhibition also shifts the context in which the work is encountered.—
Miguel Sirgado,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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The Goldrich, added Kean, shifts the landscape from darkness to light.—
Solvej Schou,
Los Angeles Times,
4 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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The differences between racial attitudes in America and those in Britain both pushed and pulled him out of his home country, but America needed that gift less than Britain did.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Those geographic differences are evidence of a long-standing tug-of-war for water between the two rivers over millions of years—and the Yangtze appears to be the clear winner.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
12 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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El Nino is a cyclical and natural warming of patches of the equatorial Pacific that then alters the world’s weather patterns.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Ahead, Quintrell walks IndieWire through how the series tweaks, alters, and informs new perspective for everyone from Charlotte Lucas to Caroline Bingley and, of course, Mary Bennet herself.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
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