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.
has been changing
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present perfect progressiveof change (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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As bitcoin strengthens, its relationship with the traditional stock market also has been changing.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
There was a time when federal officials were disinclined to endorse the idea of offensive cyber operations, but that has been changing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
He added the reason this investigation took so long was because the relationship of Microsoft and OpenAI has been changing over that time.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2025
“You have a college kid that rents a little spot anywhere in California, and they’re been essentially paying the same as a hot wildfire area,” he said, though that has been changing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2024
But for a century past the tendency has been changing from divergence to convergence, from ignorance and distrust of one another to understanding, sympathy, and good-will, from independence and ruthlessness to interdependence and co-operation.
From Society Its Origin and Development by Henry Kalloch Rowe
