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
Dana Taylor, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Breakthroughs in auditory neuroscience reveal that sound can biohack the brain’s rhythms, unlocking altered states for focus, relaxation, sleep and beyond.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Currently, the city must pay off a $500,000 bridge loan and other debts, which, if not refinanced or altered, will possibly result in the city filing for bankruptcy by November, Kennedy wrote.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Verb
How much of Oahu's altered landscape was our doing?
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Breakthroughs in auditory neuroscience reveal that sound can biohack the brain’s rhythms, unlocking altered states for focus, relaxation, sleep and beyond.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The first 2020 event that altered the way streets are policed, and helped cause a decline in homicide clearance rates, was the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Leto.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Currently, the city must pay off a $500,000 bridge loan and other debts, which, if not refinanced or altered, will possibly result in the city filing for bankruptcy by November, Kennedy wrote.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for altered
Verb
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The race overalls of both drivers, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, have also been modified to suit the occasion.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Golf carts can be modified to meet the requirements of a street legal low-speed vehicle, said Schlafer, who works for Nashville's Transportation Licensing Division.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
31 Aug. 2025
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The upshot is that France’s fiscal mess is unlikely to be fixed anytime soon.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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This composition positions the blood moon atop Tokyo's famous Skytree tower in Japan, giving the impression that the lunar disk is a red orb fixed to the top of a metal staff.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In 2020, Tony Romo’s 10-year, $180 million CBS contract changed the game.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Her nails were also changed for each look.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Originally built in 2006 and since extensively remodeled not once but twice, the property is anchored by a single-level abode with two bedrooms and an equal number of baths in roughly 2,300 square feet.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
3 Sep. 2025
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In fiscal 2025, the first 25 to 30 locations will have been remodeled.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Dealing with the horrors of the situation in Gaza within the sterile environment of a call center, its workers are feeling increasingly hopeless, caught in the political crossfire of an escalating situation.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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For the first time, a technological tool seemed to truly understand us—not as a sterile database, but as a conversational partner.—
Avital Pardo,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The pair have taken this conceit and reworked it to be about a football player who, after blowing his college career, dons a whole new disguise, that of Chad Powers, and tries to win it all back.—
Lucy Ford,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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And Canadian phone giant Telus in 2024 reworked its Stream+ bundle to package Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video in one offering for its mobile phone customers.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 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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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 10 Sep. 2025.
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