1
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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2
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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as in sterilized
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Recent Examples of altered
Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
One in the group is charged with having an altered firearm.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
After tuning the concentrations of the sweetener contained in the needles, the patches were applied to mice that had been genetically altered to exhibit MPB.
—New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The keyhole is an area in space where the gravity of a planet, like Jupiter, could change the asteroid's altered trajectory once more — potentially putting it on a collision course with our planet.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
One in the group is charged with having an altered firearm.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The faint red sole and gold buckle hinted at a likely Louboutin design, though the tan platforms suggest they have been customized or altered.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
After tuning the concentrations of the sweetener contained in the needles, the patches were applied to mice that had been genetically altered to exhibit MPB.
—New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for altered
Verb
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During dissolution, the cellulose is chemically modified to aid the formation of a strong molecular network upon regeneration.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, the comp committee canceled 300,000 stock options subject to the $400 hurdle and modified the criterion for 550,000 stock options subject to the $350 hurdle to require that Corpay hit a closing stock price at or above $350 for at least three trading days by the end of 2024.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There’s no reason to think that side of the ball is getting fixed even when DeMarvion Overshown returns from the knee injury that ended his season last December.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Its supply is fixed, so it can’t be inflated at will.—
Luke Xie,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hiring has rapidly changed since AI agents and interviewers came into the picture.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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By early February, Jessica Henninger realized something had drastically changed at her daughters' school at the Fort Campbell military base in Kentucky.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Interior designer Richard Brayton remodeled the house in 1990s.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The townhome-style property built in 1978 was remodeled in 2022.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Easy Spaces for Gathering Plenty of pattern and texture prevent the mostly white kitchen from feeling cold or sterile.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
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While locations like a solar panel farm in the Australian outback fit the bill for near-future ground war, the result mostly feels sterile, amounting to a bunch of empty pathways bathed in stark daylight.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Michael Rider’s spring bags for Celine reworked house icons with quiet precision.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Player movement has also been reworked, allowing actions to be faster and more responsive, along with more convincing physics.—
Jeffrey L. Wilson,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Ethics without efficiency are impotent.—
Karlo Tanjuakio,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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What the Texas Legislature is doing is indefensible – gerrymandering necessarily involves taking portions of the electorate and rendering their voices impotent.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Noah is a debt-addled, nerdy middle-aged who feels totally emasculated by his inability to get a project off the ground.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
11 Sep. 2025
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Blake is not an emasculated wimp; his confidence is complete, his suavity bordering on the toxic.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2024
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“Altered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altered. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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