as in changes
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 alterations
Such alterations can include rerouting planes or delaying flights when there are not enough controllers to handle the normal workload.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
No political map alterations have been specifically proposed in Virginia.
—Steve Gorman, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Advertisement The two leading men remaining in DaCosta’s film, George Tesman and Judge Brack, are close to Ibsen’s versions, albeit with slight alterations.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Across many borders, immigration officers are trained to scrutinize passports for unauthorized alterations or markings.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Earlier alterations were made incrementally, and only after much deliberation.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Both clubs made further alterations this offseason that were possible in part because Rantanen’s large contract was not on the books.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Specifically, this allows for alterations of requirements for site design, building materials, lighting and other standards.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The White House has defended the project, noting that it is being privately funded and that many presidents of the past have made alterations.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
No political map alterations have been specifically proposed in Virginia.
—Steve Gorman, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Advertisement The two leading men remaining in DaCosta’s film, George Tesman and Judge Brack, are close to Ibsen’s versions, albeit with slight alterations.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Across many borders, immigration officers are trained to scrutinize passports for unauthorized alterations or markings.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Earlier alterations were made incrementally, and only after much deliberation.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Both clubs made further alterations this offseason that were possible in part because Rantanen’s large contract was not on the books.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Specifically, this allows for alterations of requirements for site design, building materials, lighting and other standards.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The White House has defended the project, noting that it is being privately funded and that many presidents of the past have made alterations.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alterations
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But after an offseason of making significant changes to its offense in response to last season’s historically bad playoff exit at the hands of the Cavaliers, Miami stood tall against Cleveland in their first meeting this season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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The New York Mets are sure to make roster changes this offseason after missing the playoffs this season.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Those looking to reschedule can do so without being charged change fees or fare differences, but only if the new flight is between six days before and six days after your original travel date and booked for the same cabin between the same cities originally booked.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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How BikeWalkKC hopes to work with schools, cities Because of the rising attention on the issue, BikeWalkKC created a blog post explaining to families the differences between e-bikes and e-motos, which are electronic motorcycles, mopeds and dirt bikes.—
PJ Green
November 11,
Kansas City Star,
11 Nov. 2025
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In the end, the standard-boat cabin had 400 stickies noting upgrades and modifications Revolution wanted.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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And now there’s the technology to fully sequence someone's DNA, and understand modifications to that DNA, called epigenetics.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Alterations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alterations. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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