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
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
Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 June 2026
What changes the math is delinquency — the point at which past-due debt stops being a line item and starts triggering levies, forced withdrawals and credit damage at a time when there's little slack to absorb it.
—Angelica Leicht, 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
What should be a quick trip becomes a wild, chaotic and heartwarming ride that changes them in ways neither saw coming.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
At the concierge tier, the model changes entirely.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
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
That's because the virus changes year-to-year and protection only lasts around six months.
—Berly McCoy, NPR, 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
Noun
In late March, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved changes to the county’s fireworks ordinance that increased penalties for violations.
—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
Most of that really changes at the very end and going into Season 2.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 June 2026
What changes the math is delinquency — the point at which past-due debt stops being a line item and starts triggering levies, forced withdrawals and credit damage at a time when there's little slack to absorb it.
—Angelica Leicht, 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
What should be a quick trip becomes a wild, chaotic and heartwarming ride that changes them in ways neither saw coming.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
At the concierge tier, the model changes entirely.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
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
That's because the virus changes year-to-year and protection only lasts around six months.
—Berly McCoy, NPR, 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
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.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
17 June 2026
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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.—
Mike Kaye
June 16,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
Noun
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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.—
Rebecca Dunlea,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
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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.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
15 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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The plan also shifts $79 million in sales tax revenue from candy, soft drinks and grooming products — money that normally funds capital construction — into the operating budget.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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That also shifts Jonah Savaiinaea from left guard to right guard going into his second season.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
15 June 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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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.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
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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.—
Arthur Cosby,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Noun
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Scientists do not yet know exactly what causes the oscillations.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
15 June 2026
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As these frequencies are extremely stable, counting their oscillations provides an exceptionally accurate way to measure time.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
Verb
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This liquid state alters the safety profile of the system.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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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.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
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“Changes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/changes. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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