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as in modified
to make different in some way
can't you alter your plans just slightly so we can leave 10 minutes earlier?
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as in fixed
to remove the sex organs of
contends that cats and dogs that have been altered make better pets
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Recent Examples of altered
Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Polling suggests the altered behavior won’t change anytime soon.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2026
Candace Lukasik, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
Authorities later said some records appeared to have been altered or obscured, allowing the spending to go unnoticed for months.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Might we, this time, be granted an on-screen peek into their altered circumstances?
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Polling suggests the altered behavior won’t change anytime soon.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
Some altered their dress, names or public presentation to avoid being mistaken for Muslim or Arab.
—Candace Lukasik, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
Authorities later said some records appeared to have been altered or obscured, allowing the spending to go unnoticed for months.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for altered
Verb
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Since then, Moscow has modified them to improve their effectiveness, begun domestic production and repeatedly launched the drones in waves at Ukrainian cities.—
Volodymyr Yurchuk,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Since then, Moscow has modified them to improve their effectiveness, begun domestic production, and repeatedly launched the drones in waves at Ukrainian cities.—
Volodymyr Yurchuk,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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The city fixed more than 1,200 areas of sidewalk during the fiscal year that ended last June — triple the previous high from fiscal 2021 — thanks to a carrot-and-stick campaign launched in 2023.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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On a snowy day in the quiet town of Kumamoto, dozens of Japanese office workers in safety helmets and sneakers crouch low on their office chairs, eyes fixed on the starting line, ready to launch.—
Trista Kurniawan,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The effects pouring out of the legislative, executive and even judicial branches of government in this state are about an all-powerful majority and a neutered opposition.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One of the poets inspired by Browne is Dave Bengtson, who says Browne changed his life and became a good friend.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
31 Mar. 2026
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But the political landscape has changed, thanks to a redistricting shakeup that created a deep blue district anchored by Salt Lake City.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Scientists have discovered more than 6,000 exoplanets to date, but the majority of them are probably sterile worlds.—
Joanna Thompson,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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The ones sold on the market were supposed to be sterile, meaning the seeds in the fruits weren’t supposed to germinate and grow.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Instead, officials said he was moved to a mobile home in Dania Beach that was owned by an associate of Shlafman while the condo was cleaned and remodeled, and ID Investors paid $20,000 to stop foreclosure on the Hollywood property, the affidavit said.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Completed in 2004 by builder James Nolan and architect Howard Backen, and extensively remodeled by Seacrest in collaboration with Clint Nicholas and Silvia Nobili of Nobili Marqués Arquitectura, the property offers a Tuscan-style main home, a pool house, and a guest cottage.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Iranian regime is being rendered impotent.—
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FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Even in places that offer highly advanced health care, doctors have felt impotent trying to undo the damage when these horrors return.—
Patricia Callahan,
ProPublica,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Burden of Justice was created by Jens Lapidus, a criminal defense attorney turned writer and showrunner, best known for his crime novel Snabba Cash (Easy Money), adapted as a film trilogy starring Joel Kinnaman and later reworked by Lapidus himself into a two-season Netflix series.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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Growth hormones and genes that respond to stress were reworked, some lost, others boosted.—
David George Haskell,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Altered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altered. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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