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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
Leonard David, Space.com, 3 June 2026
Schar, the 34-year-old centre-half, had been expected to leave, but has been offered an extension (reflecting an altered squad status and a drop in salary) and talks between Newcastle and his camp are ongoing.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026
Like Mnangagwa, leaders such as Museveni, Ouattara, Biya and Obiang have altered or removed constitutional restrictions to prolong their time in office.
—Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
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Adjective
By gaining new traits, these altered organisms might pose a novel invasion threat to Earth, if introduced through the transfer and insecure containment of contaminated samples.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 3 June 2026
Schar, the 34-year-old centre-half, had been expected to leave, but has been offered an extension (reflecting an altered squad status and a drop in salary) and talks between Newcastle and his camp are ongoing.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Verb
To fix this, the team altered the fabrication process and introduced an in situ crosslinking agent directly into the polymer film during its formation.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026
Like Mnangagwa, leaders such as Museveni, Ouattara, Biya and Obiang have altered or removed constitutional restrictions to prolong their time in office.
—Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for altered
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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Lawmakers modified the measure before placing it on the ballot by excluding school taxes from the higher homestead exemption.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Unless those sanctions are modified, paying exposes shippers and banks to sanctions.—
David McHugh,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Verb
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The good news is that these attitudes are not fixed.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Elis Regina’s star was not as fixed as Jobim’s.—
Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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That was eradicated a decade later only with the help of sterile flies, as the US and Mexico scaled up production to as many as 500 million insects a week.—
Ilena Peng,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
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For shoppers chasing a fragrance that feels personal rather than sterile, 2026 is shaping up as the year of the bee.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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The board officer positions also changed with Dalia Begin being voted in as the new board president.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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In Tortorella’s defense, Hart wasn’t the issue in the shutout loss in Game 6, but an earlier swap could’ve changed the outlook of the series.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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There is no end to the impotent convulsions of an empire in decline.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
9 June 2026
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Connie is married to a baronet, Clifford, who has been made impotent by a war wound, and Mellors is the gamekeeper on Clifford’s estate, Wragby.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Verb
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In May, the architect who remodeled the family’s country house testified that Adorni paid him $245,000 in cash.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The home was remodeled in 2022.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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By contrast, Gercke’s emasculated George speaks in the monotonous style of a man worn down by life.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Squeaky voices were comic, or emasculated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Altered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altered. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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