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as in modified
to make different in some way
can't you alter your plans just slightly so we can leave 10 minutes earlier?
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as in fixed
to remove the sex organs of
contends that cats and dogs that have been altered make better pets
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Recent Examples of altered
Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 20 Dec. 2024
In this altered state of play, Hollywood has been forced to become less reliant on China while Russia has disappeared as a major market.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
These foods are in their natural state or are barely altered.
—Korin Miller, Health, 20 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
No illegible, incomplete, forged or altered entries will be accepted.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 20 Dec. 2024
In this altered state of play, Hollywood has been forced to become less reliant on China while Russia has disappeared as a major market.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
While the approach of this season’s All-Star Game has been altered to a tournament format, the basics for balloting have not changed from previous seasons.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
These foods are in their natural state or are barely altered.
—Korin Miller, Health, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for altered
Verb
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Comprising 42 pairs of chromosomes instead of the original 14, the DNA of modern wheat has been artificially modified.—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
24 Dec. 2024
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His duties and responsibilities will be modified, according to the resolution — a prospect Martinez challenged after the vote.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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What to do when pipes burst Lee Company has fixed hundreds of pipes this week as temperatures have consistently remained below freezing across Middle Tennessee.—
Craig Shoup,
The Tennessean,
22 Dec. 2024
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This broken system needs to be fixed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2024
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The world has changed multiple times since New York passed the nation’s strongest climate law in 2019, and will change in January when the new administration takes office.—
John Raskin,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2025
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Buffett has been lecturing on inflation in his shareholder letters since the 1960s and his strategy has never changed (much to the advantage of his shareholders).—
James Berman,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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How did lush rainforest colonize the sterile land so quickly?—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Jan. 2025
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Carter’s extended time in hospice gave his family the opportunity to prepare for his passing emotionally, cherish precious moments and say their goodbyes without the sterile interruptions of a hospital setting.—
Stacey Manley,
The Mercury News,
4 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Fountain Square has been remodeled several times since then.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
26 Dec. 2024
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This is a 4-bed, 3-bath, 2,600-square foot, contemporary-style home that was built in 1973 and remodeled in 2019 in Pewee Valley.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Iran Hostage Crisis The seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran by radical student followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Nov. 4, 1979, and the subsequent siege made the Carter administration seem impotent.—
Marty Steinberg,
CNBC,
29 Dec. 2024
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People become impotent in the face of new technology only if society permits it.—
Diane Coyle,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Aug. 2023
Verb
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At Ulta Beauty Our best-selling blazer reworked in a TENCEL™ Lyocell and cotton blend.—
Ulta Beauty,
refinery29.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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The tune was reworked by the Yun Seok Cheol Trio, a renowned jazz group based in South Korea.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Altered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altered. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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