the change

noun

informal + old-fashioned
: the time of menopause when a woman stops menstruating

Examples of the change in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web If the change is approved, First Class stamps for letters will go up by 5 cents to 73 cents starting July 14. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2024 Big names from the basketball world, like LeBron James, are weighing in on the change. Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024 All the while, the climate got hotter, and the water levels of the Gulf of Mexico rose, doubling the effect of the change. Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2024 Expect the change to roll out this fall, although the company didn’t specify which exact product models are covered. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024 Renters, too, find the change unsettling. Vanisa Vacarro, a renter, said the neighborhood is a predominantly Belizean community. Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024 Google spokesperson Christa Muldoon confirmed to The Verge via email the change is now rolling out globally. Wes Davis, The Verge, 19 Mar. 2024 Eric received a notification about the change and switched the beneficiary back to his business partner. Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024 Boosting low-income students, Yale says Requiring test scores doesn’t further economic inequality in the admissions process, dean of undergraduate admissions, Jeremiah Quinlan, said in a news release announcing the change. Brammhi Balarajan, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024

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“The change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20change. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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