change around

idiom

variants 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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Sheriffs who spoke with The Post expect little to change around their cooperation with ICE after Trump returns to office Monday -- largely because of the limits already spelled out in state law. Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025 For the fifth year in a row, business leaders are entering a new year anticipating material change around the world, with early days already demonstrating volatility. John M. Bremen, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 That started to change around 2008 or so, says stem cell biologist Siddhartha Jaiswal of Stanford University in California. 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 See all Example Sentences for change around 

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“Change around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20around. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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