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sea change

noun

  1. a striking change, as in appearance, often for the better.
  2. any major transformation or alteration.
  3. a transformation brought about by the sea.


sea change

noun

  1. a seemingly magical change, as brought about by the action of the sea
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sea change1

First recorded in 1600–10
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sea change1

coined by Shakespeare, in Ariel's song ``Full Fathom Five'' in The Tempest (1611)
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Are the Russian authorities at all surprised by the sea change in America's Russia policy?

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Many of us naively thought the 2008 election of the first Black president signaled a sea change in white Americans’ attitudes about race, but that was far too cheery a view.

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But around the middle of 2021, she noticed a sudden "sea change" in attitudes.

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Ms Ampofo said: "For DAPOs to work and provide survivors with real protections from abusers we need a real sea change in internal policing culture and the police forces response to domestic abuse overall."

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District leaders acknowledged that implementing the ban will be a sea change at middle and high schools, where most students carry phones.

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