change
verb
to become different, or to make someone or something different
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To become different
turn into
to change or develop into something different
change into
to stop being in one state, condition, or form and start being in another, or to make something do this
go over to
to change to a new system or way of behaving
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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