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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
Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026 Slowly but surely, changes have occurred. —Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026 Deutsche Bank analysts said in the report last week that Fed officials seem to be coalescing around the idea that reducing the balance sheet will be a slower process that requires more fundamental changes at the central bank. —Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 Policy changes to expand rental supply Recognizing the accommodation crunch, local governments have taken steps to expand the supply of available rentals. —Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026 Just to keep pace with population changes, the state needs about 34,100 new homes and apartments a year. —Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026 Those changes created reserves in the Social Security trust funds, which have helped make up the difference since payroll taxes alone stopped covering full program costs around 2010. —Martha Shedden, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026 The best chance for inserting changes likely is the House, where a large number of lawmakers from both parties have expressed concerns. —ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 This changes how the body handles the hormone and carries higher cardiovascular risks than the patch. —Tabitha Britt, Flow Space, 22 Apr. 2026 It’s known for its upright form and colorful foliage that changes from blue-purple in summer to coppery red in fall. —Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 21 Apr. 2026 Gold's recent volatility changes the risk profile Another important consideration is how much gold's price has already moved. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 Moonbowls changes its menu seasonally to test new recipes and ingredients, its website stated. —Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026 As the neighborhood changes through gentrification, those kinds of gatherings take on a sharper meaning. —Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026 This, oddly enough, seems to be the thing that ultimately changes Walt’s mind. —Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026 AmEx changes the American lexicon American Express invested a lot in its marketing and advertising — many campaigns became award-winning industry standouts — and many have become part of the American vernacular. —Nancy Cutler, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Travelers flying to, from and within Europe could soon see major changes to baggage fees, as lawmakers consider requiring airlines to include carry-on bags in ticket prices. —Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026 Slowly but surely, changes have occurred. —Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026 Deutsche Bank analysts said in the report last week that Fed officials seem to be coalescing around the idea that reducing the balance sheet will be a slower process that requires more fundamental changes at the central bank. —Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 Policy changes to expand rental supply Recognizing the accommodation crunch, local governments have taken steps to expand the supply of available rentals. —Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026 Just to keep pace with population changes, the state needs about 34,100 new homes and apartments a year. —Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026 Those changes created reserves in the Social Security trust funds, which have helped make up the difference since payroll taxes alone stopped covering full program costs around 2010. —Martha Shedden, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026 The best chance for inserting changes likely is the House, where a large number of lawmakers from both parties have expressed concerns. —ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
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But stress changes what your body does. —Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 This changes how the body handles the hormone and carries higher cardiovascular risks than the patch. —Tabitha Britt, Flow Space, 22 Apr. 2026 It’s known for its upright form and colorful foliage that changes from blue-purple in summer to coppery red in fall. —Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 21 Apr. 2026 Gold's recent volatility changes the risk profile Another important consideration is how much gold's price has already moved. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 Moonbowls changes its menu seasonally to test new recipes and ingredients, its website stated. —Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026 As the neighborhood changes through gentrification, those kinds of gatherings take on a sharper meaning. —Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026 This, oddly enough, seems to be the thing that ultimately changes Walt’s mind. —Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026 AmEx changes the American lexicon American Express invested a lot in its marketing and advertising — many campaigns became award-winning industry standouts — and many have become part of the American vernacular. —Nancy Cutler, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Looking to turn the corner ahead of a trip to Minnesota before the two-leg Champions Cup semifinal against Deportivo Toluca FC, begins next Wednesday at BMO Stadium, LAFC head coach Marc Dos Santos made three alterations to the team that suffered a 4-1 setback to the Earthquakes last weekend.— Josh Gross, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
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The demand for dry cleaning and alterations was overwhelming.— Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Though fluctuations in production affect the amount of items coming in, there are more customers looking to shop at the Materials Oasis than ever.— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
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Gold is less likely to behave as a slow, steady store of value in the current environment and more likely to experience short-term fluctuations.— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Imagine someone takes a real photo of a tense political event and modifies only a small portion of it.— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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But as our perceptions of Clark shift with various revelations, Bateman masterfully modifies his bearing from blandly sinister to sweetly sincere and back again.— Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026
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Whether the exhibition shifts attention back to the art—and away from the circumstances that produced it—will become clearer when the Biennale opens next month.— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Amid these changes, former directors and national leaders in science expressed concern about the trajectory of the agency and its independence as the administration shifts its funding priorities.— Fiona Bork, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2026
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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
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These differences reflect uncertainty about the size of the tax base, the challenges of administering the tax, and how buyers and sellers will respond.— Martha E. Stark, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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The president was asked about reports that Iran said there were still significant differences in their positions on a possible deal.— Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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For instance, light particles like positrons (or electrons, in this experiment) need extremely fast oscillations, gigahertz (GHz) frequencies, to stay confined.— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
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European markets’ Tuesday oscillations followed a four-day Easter break, after finishing Thursday’s session in mixed territory.— Hugh Leask,Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
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An El Niño is a natural temporary and cyclical warming of parts of the central Pacific that alters weather across the planet.— Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
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Importantly, research suggests that psilocin also alters the brain’s ability to strengthen or weaken neural connections, referred to as synaptic plasticity.— Hollis Karoly, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Changes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/changes. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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