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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When the hearing began, Clymer first weighed in on the complications Johnson’s motion for a change of judge created.
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Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
The division is seemingly ready for a change, as Weili Zhang looks poised to make the jump to flyweight sometime soon.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
After years of living in San Francisco, California natives Malana Moberg, 59, and Roland Salvato, 64, were ready for a change.
—Valentina Duarte
celia Fernandez, CNBC, 29 June 2025
After experiencing a devastating loss, Kema Ward-Hopper and her family were desperate for a change from their life in Houston.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 19 July 2025
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Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
The division is seemingly ready for a change, as Weili Zhang looks poised to make the jump to flyweight sometime soon.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
After years of living in San Francisco, California natives Malana Moberg, 59, and Roland Salvato, 64, were ready for a change.
—Valentina Duarte
celia Fernandez, CNBC, 29 June 2025
After experiencing a devastating loss, Kema Ward-Hopper and her family were desperate for a change from their life in Houston.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 19 July 2025
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“For a change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20a%20change. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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