as in change
the act, process, or result of making different
there's been an alteration in the intended route of our bird walk
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Recent Examples of alteration
New photos reveal just how different the area looks nearly two weeks after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump began their White House alterations on June 9.
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 21 June 2025
The end result are alterations in brain protein structures, the result of the abnormal processing and organization of normal proteins in the brain.
—Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
That means moderate Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), among others, are emboldened to demand their own alterations and modifications.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 18 June 2025
The new push to a unified UI has led to an alteration of one of the longest-standing brand images in computing.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 21 June 2025
The end result are alterations in brain protein structures, the result of the abnormal processing and organization of normal proteins in the brain.
—Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
That means moderate Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), among others, are emboldened to demand their own alterations and modifications.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 18 June 2025
The new push to a unified UI has led to an alteration of one of the longest-standing brand images in computing.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alteration
Noun
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Unfortunately, that’s not the case here; this bill is fundamentally a re-orientation of the federal government and a change to the social compact that did much to generate American prosperity from the aftermath of the Great Depression through today.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2025
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Trump has repeatedly claimed that the falling out stemmed from Musk being unhappy over changes to the Electric Vehicle [EV] mandate.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
6 July 2025
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Explore the differences between blanco, reposado, and añejo, learn about the traditional distillation process, and discover what makes a truly exceptional pour.—
Essence,
Essence,
10 July 2025
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One difference to fungal wilts is that the leaf tissue of plants infected by bacterial wilt tends to stay green even as the plant wilts.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
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Those changes included uniform modifications and standards that differed from location to location.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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Weather modification, commonly referred to as cloud seeding, is an eco-friendly method used to increase precipitation—such as rain or snow—from clouds, according to the North American Weather Modification Council (NAWMC).—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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“Alteration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alteration. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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