Puzzle #451 · August 26, 2026
sea change
Shakespeare
Every day one two-word expression or compound word used in American English.
A transformation of significant or profound scale. A major shift in opinion, goals, or circumstances, like a cultural shift or a significant personal transformation.
Shakespeare Origins
The term "sea change" was first used by Shakespeare in The Tempest to indicate a transformation caused by the sea.
Nothing of him that doth fade / But doth suffer a sea-change / Into something rich and strange
Puzzle Appearances
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