for a change
idiom
: as something different from what is usual
Let's eat out for a change.
Why don't you help me out for a change instead of me always helping you?!
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Carter rose on the national stage after Watergate, at a time when voters were looking for a change in politics.
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CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
Maldonado is among the designers crying out for a change of pace from the fabric that some adore as a textured neutral base.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams already called for a change in the city's 'Sanctuary City' laws in July of this year.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
But online commenters skewered her last collections and the brand felt the time had come for a change.
—WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
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CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
Maldonado is among the designers crying out for a change of pace from the fabric that some adore as a textured neutral base.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams already called for a change in the city's 'Sanctuary City' laws in July of this year.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
But online commenters skewered her last collections and the brand felt the time had come for a change.
—WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
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“For a change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20a%20change. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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