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
In practice, Mitchell was not around long enough to oversee the transfer window immediately preceding this season, but regular discussions were held across 2024-25 to determine the alterations Newcastle should make for future European seasons.
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
However, these don’t exhibit such dramatic alterations in brightness.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Soft drink consumption and depression mediated by gut microbiome alterations.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
That’s the really terrifying part of this particular edit — AI alterations that exist to serve censorship and degrade creators’ original storytelling.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025
Cardi has long been candid about making alterations to her body.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Even with these slight alterations, however, the AI models operate just like a normal LLM would.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
Schuler explained further that, of course, there would be no need for any alterations to the restaurant.
—Jay Glennie, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
But the company’s top risk, according to its prospectus, is its reliance on Amazon and what can happen if the ecommerce giant makes significant alterations.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
George Caulkin, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
However, these don’t exhibit such dramatic alterations in brightness.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Soft drink consumption and depression mediated by gut microbiome alterations.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
That’s the really terrifying part of this particular edit — AI alterations that exist to serve censorship and degrade creators’ original storytelling.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025
Cardi has long been candid about making alterations to her body.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Even with these slight alterations, however, the AI models operate just like a normal LLM would.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
Schuler explained further that, of course, there would be no need for any alterations to the restaurant.
—Jay Glennie, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
But the company’s top risk, according to its prospectus, is its reliance on Amazon and what can happen if the ecommerce giant makes significant alterations.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alterations
Noun
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See latest data on cases, variants and more The recommendations come after upheaval at the CDC, including the ouster of its former Director Susan Monarez, who had resisted changes to vaccine policy advanced by Kennedy.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Those changes helped turn the momentum back in Chelsea’s favour.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Participants will learn the differences between dabbling and diving ducks, their unique characteristics and how to use eBird to find local waterfowl viewing hot spots.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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This phenomenon, called variable expressivity, arises from differences in the secondary variants a person has.—
Santhosh Girirajan,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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Gulfstream had made modifications with it over the years, but was really running out of ways to refresh the product.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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With military modifications, the MRZR can also include infrared and blackout lighting, greater range and collapsible roll cages for internal transport in helicopters and on naval vessels.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Alterations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alterations. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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