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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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 Try to make this change around the time that Venus, your ruling planet, enters your sign on August 29. —

Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024 Something began to change around the end of Trump’s first term. —

Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024 Be the one to light the wick, and watch things change around you. —

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