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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for alteration
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Noun
  • Zest in Seoul and Jigger & Pony in Singapore both maintained their positions from last year, so there were no changes among the top three bars.
    Kevin Gray, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Professors previously voted to censure Swallow and Timmerman in 2023 over workload changes.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Here's the difference: your CPA is likely focused on what's happening this year, minimizing your tax bill, filing returns and staying compliant.
    Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 22 July 2025
  • However, the office said one key difference between the two is that the Utah chandelier contains significantly more copper, reflecting the state's copper abundance.
    Keelin Fisher, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • Those changes included uniform modifications and standards that differed from location to location.
    Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
  • 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 25 Jul. 2025.

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