Rebus #1: sea change
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sea
Δ
change
sea change
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Five guesses. A new rebus every day. If you get stuck, you can reveal what one symbol means.
Rebus #1 — the answer is sea change
Originally the daily puzzle for 2026-08-18.
The almost-equal sign doubles as water — two waves, one above the other — and delta is the mathematician's shorthand for change. A sea change is a transformation so complete the thing is unrecognisable, from Ariel's song in The Tempest.
How the symbols combine
- ≈ sea — Almost Equal To (U+2248). Approximately equal — close enough for the purpose at hand. Full reference.
- Δ change — Greek Capital Letter Delta (U+0394). Change or difference — the amount by which a quantity has shifted. Full reference.