<?php
$usernames = ['username1', 'username2', ...]; // An array of the usernames of the users you want to change the role for
$new_role = 'new_role'; // The new role you want to assign to the users
foreach ($usernames as $username) {
$user = get_user_by('login', $username);
if (!empty($user)) {
$user->set_role($new_role);
}
}
?>