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: made different in some way
… she addressed me again, speaking in very altered tones; so altered, that I hardly recognised them as hers.—
Wilkie Collins
Wilkie Collins… no great change had taken place inside him, but his exterior was visibly altered.—Booth Tarkington
Booth Tarkington2
: castrated sense 1a
I've noticed that my altered cats and my older cats have more dandruff than the unaltered and younger ones.—Susie Page
Susie PageExamples of altered in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
For both sides in this grinding war, respite is sought in an altered state.
—Hannah Beech Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Videos of the setup show scammers are able to see their own face alongside the altered deepfake, with just the manipulated image being displayed over the live video call.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
Court documents stated the injury's severity would have led to a severe altered mental state and continuous screaming or crying from the pain.
—The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
The authors further explained that older adults with dementia or those experiencing altered mental status are also most likely to be misdiagnosed with other conditions, such as urinary tract infections.
—Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Other altered or first-announced release dates include The Amateur (Nov. 8 to April 11, 2025); Nightbitch (Dec. 6); The Mandalorian & Grogu (May 22, 2026), and Tron: Ares (Oct. 10, 2025).
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
This includes the effects of the altered lighting around us.
—S. Dev, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
Courtesy Carrie Luft He was also captured on camera allegedly disposing altered license plates, the warrants say.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2024
The latter song nearly provoked a battle royale in the studio before Lennon stormed out — only to return again hours later, in a chemically altered state of consciousness.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
Hannah Beech Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Videos of the setup show scammers are able to see their own face alongside the altered deepfake, with just the manipulated image being displayed over the live video call.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
Court documents stated the injury's severity would have led to a severe altered mental state and continuous screaming or crying from the pain.
—The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
The authors further explained that older adults with dementia or those experiencing altered mental status are also most likely to be misdiagnosed with other conditions, such as urinary tract infections.
—Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Other altered or first-announced release dates include The Amateur (Nov. 8 to April 11, 2025); Nightbitch (Dec. 6); The Mandalorian & Grogu (May 22, 2026), and Tron: Ares (Oct. 10, 2025).
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
This includes the effects of the altered lighting around us.
—S. Dev, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
Courtesy Carrie Luft He was also captured on camera allegedly disposing altered license plates, the warrants say.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2024
The latter song nearly provoked a battle royale in the studio before Lennon stormed out — only to return again hours later, in a chemically altered state of consciousness.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Altered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/altered. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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