change around
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or British change round
: to change the order or positions of the parts of (something)
When I got back everything in my office had been changed around.
I had to change the schedule round a little.
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That started to change around 2008 or so, says stem cell biologist Siddhartha Jaiswal of Stanford University in California.
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Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
But things started to change around the time Knight turned 15 and his parents went through a divorce.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
You guys know things change around here quickly with the weather coming off the lake and everything.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Lanigan first noticed a change around the time Normal People debuted on TV and made a star of Paul Mescal.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
But things started to change around the time Knight turned 15 and his parents went through a divorce.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
You guys know things change around here quickly with the weather coming off the lake and everything.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Lanigan first noticed a change around the time Normal People debuted on TV and made a star of Paul Mescal.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Change around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20around. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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