shifted

past tense of shift
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as in changed
to pass from one form, state, or level to another she watched the aurora in fascination as its colors shifted from green to blue

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as in exchanged
to give up (something) and take something else in return my brother and I shifted seats just before takeoff so that he could sit by the window

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“Shifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shifted. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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