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as in to change
to make different in some way
he modified the appliance so that it would run more quietly
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Recent Examples of modify
They are also being modified to launch hypersonic missiles, a weapon capable of traveling at more than five times the speed of sound.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Some drivers also modify their vehicles to change performance, Minjares said, which causes their vehicles to leak more pollution.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
If a married filing joint taxpayers modified AGI exceeds $600,000, the SALT cap would be $10,000.
—Lynn Mucenski Keck, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Most humanoid robots are expensive, hard to modify, and difficult to repair.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Some drivers also modify their vehicles to change performance, Minjares said, which causes their vehicles to leak more pollution.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
If a married filing joint taxpayers modified AGI exceeds $600,000, the SALT cap would be $10,000.
—Lynn Mucenski Keck, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Most humanoid robots are expensive, hard to modify, and difficult to repair.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modify
Verb
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Unemployment had altered her idea of what qualified as a life.—
Nora Lange,
New Yorker,
10 July 2025
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These alter the taste of your coffee and can even cause your machine to break down.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
10 July 2025
Verb
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How did this new format change the industry program’s attendance so far?—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
5 July 2025
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The salt in the fries, the sugar and the caffeine combined can change circulation and electrolytes.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
Verb
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Properties that have received federal disaster aid in the past also must be covered by flood insurance to qualify for future assistance.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
14 July 2025
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To qualify for the deduction, a vehicle also must be assembled in the U.S., which further limits the tax break.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
14 July 2025
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The 12,000-square-foot church was constructed in the early 1900s and remodeled by Denver architect William Muchow, Goldblatt said.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
4 July 2025
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The Starbucks in Concourse B closed last week and will be remodeled into a Dunkin', with an opening date planned for later this summer.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Advertisement Taken together, these developments would shift the balance of power in the populists’ favor, transforming how the E.U. defines its values and its interests.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
11 July 2025
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Today, the evergreen 911 is more popular than ever before, transforming over the years through eight generations.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
11 July 2025
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“Modify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modify. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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