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This tag is for questions about choosing the best word FROM A GIVEN SELECTION for a particular context or meaning. The selection to choose from must appear in the question. If you do not know the word already, use single-word-requests.
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"Change" for the future?
The first thing that comes into mind is enqueue, which is "to put into a queue". However, this is not exactly what you want.
You could also use defer:
defer implies a deliberate putting off to a …
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Is "amend XX" a commonly understood English term to express "add something to XX" or "modify...
I found this definition of amend:
1 : to put right; especially : to make emendations in (as a text)
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a : to change or modify for the better : improve
b : to alter especially in p …
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"Twin brothers" and "cousin brothers"
Those words mean different things. A cousin is a child of one's uncle or aunt. Twin brothers or sisters are, on the other hand, children born from the same pregnancy (as stated in this wiki article, f …
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