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
The White House has pushed back on the criticism, sending out a press release Tuesday that noted that there was a long legacy of presidential alterations, renovations and expansions of the White House complex.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
The designer only accepted about 20 orders at that time and allowed for minor alterations to each piece.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
But schools have some leeway in physical alterations if their buildings were constructed before certain standards were in effect.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
These alterations insinuate the physical presence of the photographer herself, imposing herself on the image.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2025
One of my first big projects was bringing in Uniqlo’s alterations program to its retail stores.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
These include declines in cognition, alterations in life circumstances (such as the death of a spouse) and difficulty keeping up with the constantly changing technological landscape.
—Madhusree Mukerjee, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
The majority of these alterations occurred within the phylum Bacillota — a gut bacteria group known for digestion and overall gut health.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Mattioli reconfigured the apartment’s long and narrow footprint by defining each area through color, lighting, and architectural alterations.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 4 Oct. 2025
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
The designer only accepted about 20 orders at that time and allowed for minor alterations to each piece.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
But schools have some leeway in physical alterations if their buildings were constructed before certain standards were in effect.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
These alterations insinuate the physical presence of the photographer herself, imposing herself on the image.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2025
One of my first big projects was bringing in Uniqlo’s alterations program to its retail stores.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
These include declines in cognition, alterations in life circumstances (such as the death of a spouse) and difficulty keeping up with the constantly changing technological landscape.
—Madhusree Mukerjee, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
The majority of these alterations occurred within the phylum Bacillota — a gut bacteria group known for digestion and overall gut health.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Mattioli reconfigured the apartment’s long and narrow footprint by defining each area through color, lighting, and architectural alterations.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alterations
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The rates will then return to their regular levels, although postal officials have hinted that modernization efforts and ongoing cost changes could bring future adjustments.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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My work had already uncovered the ability of narwhal tusks to sense changes in water salinity The pieces began to fit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The study found that by the time the pandemic began, that gap had closed—and no differences emerged in the happiness gap between parents of different education levels.—
Stephanie H. Murray,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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While there have always been differences in what clients from various regions ask for, today those differences are greater, Florian Laudan, senior vice president of global corporate and marketing communications at ZF, told Newsweek.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Those figures were bested in 1964 with the reveal of the DB5 Vantage, a variant with engine modifications that primarily consisted of three Weber carburetors.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
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North, 12, was seen wearing fake body modifications alongside her friends, who were also wearing faux face tattoos, in several clips posted on her TikTok account shared with Kardashian, 45, last weekend.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Alterations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alterations. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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