change
verb (used with object)
to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone.
changing
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present participleof change.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Burnham has to manage that anxiety while making the case for the changing stance the government is announcing, in the weeks before he meets many of his international counterparts for the first time.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Because California keeps on changing, whether you keep up or not.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
And if so, might the climate be changing more rapidly than we feared?
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Gulf oil officials, who run checks to see what their customers are buying before setting the monthly price for their oil, said they have found few Iranian cargoes changing hands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Maybe I can start by changing some things back at the Ranch.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
