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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Following the injury to Varga, Hungary captain Dominik Szoboszlai called for a change to medical protocols postgame.
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Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 27 June 2024
In fact, later this summer, on Aug. 29, a hearing is scheduled to hear the defense’s request for a change of venue from Moscow to elsewhere in the state.
—Howard Blum, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
While most movie name changes are done for creative reasons (or at least creative ways to try to get audiences’ attention), occasionally there are more pragmatic, reactionary reasons for a change.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 2 May 2024
The school will apply for a change to its building permit to allow for greater capacity.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2024
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Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 27 June 2024
In fact, later this summer, on Aug. 29, a hearing is scheduled to hear the defense’s request for a change of venue from Moscow to elsewhere in the state.
—Howard Blum, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
While most movie name changes are done for creative reasons (or at least creative ways to try to get audiences’ attention), occasionally there are more pragmatic, reactionary reasons for a change.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 2 May 2024
The school will apply for a change to its building permit to allow for greater capacity.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2024
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“For a change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20a%20change. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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