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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
Scott E. Solomon, STAT, 22 Apr. 2026
On the other hand, planting the wrong neighbors next to garlic can lead to altered flavors, stunted growth, increased susceptibility to pests, and decreased production.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Ted Turner, the media visionary who forever altered the news business by founding CNN and helped introduce Americans to pay TV by creating cable channels like TNT, Turner Classic Movies and Cartoon Network, has died.
—Paul Bond, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
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Adjective
Perhaps as a result of the altered immune function, reactivation of dormant viruses has also been documented during and after spaceflight.
—Scott E. Solomon, STAT, 22 Apr. 2026
On the other hand, planting the wrong neighbors next to garlic can lead to altered flavors, stunted growth, increased susceptibility to pests, and decreased production.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
The ruling significantly altered a decades-old understanding of the law, giving Republicans in Louisiana and elsewhere grounds to try to eliminate majority-Black districts that have elected Democrats.
—David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Ted Turner, the media visionary who forever altered the news business by founding CNN and helped introduce Americans to pay TV by creating cable channels like TNT, Turner Classic Movies and Cartoon Network, has died.
—Paul Bond, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for altered
Verb
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After review of the 2026 results, the South Atlantic state pilot programs may be modified and renewed.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2026
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It was modified with a carbon dioxide and sheet-metal lining to mimic Martian conditions and protect against potential blade failure.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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This problem could easily be fixed with the political will to make our community safer, cleaner,= and more dignified.—
Michael Perkins,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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So what happens when demand surges and supply is fixed or even shrinking?—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
9 May 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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The rooms While the furnishings largely remained the same during the renovation work, the fabrics and artistic elements have changed in recent years.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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Then again, January 6, 2021, changed everything else.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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According to this logic, a tetraploid crossed with a diploid watermelon would yield a triploid plant that would be sterile, and this is how seedless watermelons came to be.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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For the healthcare industry, the shortage of polypropylene and PVC limits the availability of syringes, IV bags and sterile packaging.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Verb
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The house next door to me could have been remodeled, and two ancient oaks could have been saved.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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The three-bedroom, two-bathroom house was originally built in 1947 and has since been remodeled.—
Joyce Chen,
Architectural Digest,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The majority, rather than being rattled by a president who had attempted a coup, labored to protect the country from the hypothetical danger of a presidency rendered impotent by specious criminal prosecutions.—
Gregg Nunziata,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Here, the sado-sensual yearning of the Confederacy to instantiate itself through the fetishes and reliquaries of figurative sculpture is shown as hollow, impotent, all too discomfiting, and very real.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The home has also been stylistically reworked.—
David Caraccio
May 9,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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School officials adjusted spending categories and reworked the proposal before bringing it back for another vote.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
6 May 2026
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“Altered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altered. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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