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Definition of alterednext

altered

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verb

past tense of alter
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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
Adjective
Together, the altered magnetite and crystalline hematite provide new evidence that water played an important role in reshaping the planet's surface. Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026 He was also known to cheat at dice sometimes, by playing with altered dice. Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
Nearly all of the clothing pieces were designed, altered, or reconstructed by Dirnt. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026 Observers later discovered that natural gravitational forces had altered the upper stage’s trajectory over the ensuing weeks, putting it on a direct crash course with the moon. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for altered
Recent Examples of Synonyms for altered
Adjective
  • All adoptable pets are spayed, neutered and up to date on vaccines and tests.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • This reader hopes that will be a rebuttal to all the dubious America 250 content flooding orgs beholden to the neutered NEA.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • The post has now been modified to omit the retirement statement.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026
  • While the business of cosmetically modified, futuristic-looking pets remains in its infancy, animal rights groups worry that eventually the creatures will be created, sold and later discarded in crowded municipal shelters.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Janice Daley says she's asked for help with her broken AC at Overlook Ridge for nearly two years, but the problem still isn't fixed.
    Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Capex funded by debt issuance is a company that has committed to a path and now has fixed obligations attached to an uncertain return.
    Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Richet executes the whole thing with an almost sterile cleanliness.
    Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • With that in mind, meeting the strict testing standards requires large amounts of sterile, single-use plastic.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The small business, incorporated in 2017, changed its name from Hanes Road Carryout to Beaver’s Mini Mart in January 2025, according to the paperwork.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Stanford is his first college coaching job, but Richard said his approach hasn’t changed.
    Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • As a result, Golden State’s ball movement and 3-point shooting (7 of 37) looked impotent amid a playoff atmosphere in Ballhala.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Republicans want to scare voters into thinking that if Democrats win the midterm elections, the United States will be on the road to a future in which the Senate is no more—or is, at best, an impotent debate club for elderly statesmen.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Over 130 stores are being remodeled But matching Walmart's scale is not the goal, said Jacob Aiken-Phillips, consumer research director at Melius Research.
    Nicholas P. Brown, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • It was recently remodeled by architect Gabriela Liebert and is now on the market for about $6 million.
    Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • And that’s the main tension this season, as Beau is feeling emasculated by the dynamic.
    Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • 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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“Altered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altered. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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