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change up

British  

verb

  1. (intr, adverb) to select a higher gear when driving

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. baseball an unexpectedly slow ball thrown in order to surprise the batter

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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S&P Dow Jones Indices can change up index components at various times, including quarterly and at its own discretion.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

How did you wanna change up your style or advance it this time around?

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

Then again, if she keeps getting the same lines from different network anchors, there's little incentive to change up her replies.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024

People coming out of the ’50s were bound to change up the music.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024

Such was the position without much change up to midday, when the enemy's attack began to slacken and shortly afterwards they appeared to have had enough of it and drew off.

From The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres by Hamilton, Ernest W.

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