a sea change

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a sea change (literary)

a complete change (often + in ) The huge increase in the number of people working freelance represents a sea change in patterns of employment over the last 10 years.

See also: change, sea

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The uproar over the recent incidents also indicates a sea change, says Ken Upton, a Lambda Legal lawyer in Dallas: "The backlash among not just the gay community, but allies of the community, has been unbelievable. Change in the Lone Star State: two ugly incidents may belie a growing ... by Cho, Alexander / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) One of the underlying trends creating this is a sea change in our way of living. Surf's up for Sea Change in Information Marketing by Neilasher / Advertising, marketing, public relations community The new generation has been observing a sea change in the world of online gaming. R4 - the Revolution of High Tech Gaming World by Ray Greenfield / Electronics community			a ripple effect a rite of passage a road hog a roll in the hay a roller coaster a roof over head a rough diamond a roving eye a rubber check a rude awakening a rule of thumb a rum do a run for money a running battle a rush of blood a sacred cow a sad state of affairs a safe bet a safe pair of hands a safety net a safety valve a saving grace a scandal sheet a scaredy-cat a scarlet woman a sea change a second-class citizen a self-made man a seven-day wonder a sex kitten a sex object a shadow of former self a shaggy dog story a shelf life a shell game a shirt-lifter a shit-eating grin a shit-stirrer a shoo-in a short fuse a short sharp shock a short-arse a shot across the bow a shot in the arm a shot in the dark a shotgun wedding a shoulder to cry on a shouting match a show-stopper a shrinking violet a siege mentality			a sad state of affairs a safe bet a safe pair of hands A Safer Place Youth Network a safety net a safety valve A Sailor Moon Romance A Salto de Mata A Santos Dumont A Saucerful of Secrets a saving grace a savoir a scab a scab a scab a scab A scale A scan a scandal sheet a scaredy-cat a scarlet woman A Scene Segmenter Establishing Tracking A School Cultivating Excellence, Nurturing Diversity A scope A Scrap of Paper A screw loose A Scripted Hex Editor a sea change A Search for Direct CP Violation in Hyperon Decays A Second Chance Animal Shelter A Second Mario Thing a second-class citizen A SEED A selection A Self Contained World A Self-Made Man A Self-Made Man A Sense of Belonging a sense of direction a sense of direction a sense of direction a sense of direction A Sentence to Silence A Sequence of Ghosts A Series of Bearings A Series of Unexpected Escapes A Series of Unfortunate Events A Service for Self-Employment, Training, and Support a seven-day wonder A Severity Characterization of Trauma a sex kitten a sex object a shade a shade a shade A Shade Better Inc a shadow of former self a shadow of itself

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