Course and Shift

Course

Course noun - A way of acting or proceeding.

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Shift and course are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shift" instead a noun "Course".

Nearby Words: coursed, coursing, courser, courseware

Shift noun - An action planned or taken to achieve a desired result.

Usage example: desperate shifts to stave off financial disaster

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Course and shift are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Course" instead a noun "Shift".

Nearby Words: shifting, shifted, shifty, shiftiness, shifter

long	long course	long shift
similar	similar course	similar shift
original	original course	original shift
single	single course	single shift
Other adjectives: obvious, simple, actual, entire, real, violent, extreme, huge, quick, main, new, major, general, final, next, last, different.

It's arguable, of course, whether or not this actually represents a great shift from the pre-illness output!

Source: Creator Breakdown / Live-Action TV
Of course, Alistair is half responsible for this shift in perception, and his portrayal is at once unique and faithful to his game persona.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Dragon Age
And the gradual shift to more stylized figures over the course of the anime, culminating in the "Gainax treatment" that all the girls got for the 2nd movie (especially Nabiki) .

Source: Art Evolution / Anime and Manga

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