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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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The property was originally approved in 2015 for 41 units and was modified in 2016 to 55 one-bedroom residential units with 79 parking spaces.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
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Chair Yoga is a type of yoga that is modified to allow participants to perform all exercises seated.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
Verb
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With the spacecraft grounded until its problems are fixed, NASA redid Boeing’s contract.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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Guests can move freely between experiences, allowing the day to unfold organically — never rushed, never fixed.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
1 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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What has changed is the breakout above $100, which is now occurring on meaningful volume and carrying the RSI to 77.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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That drama came out in 2000, but whether attitudes like those of Billy’s dad have changed much since then is open to debate.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Notably, Bauhinia blakeana is a sterile hybrid, resulting from the cross-pollination of two different plant varieties.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Adding a plant to your bathroom is the ultimate way to infuse some personality into this sometimes sterile space.—
Lauren Wellbank,
Martha Stewart,
2 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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This resulted in 22 days of additional shooting and the ending being reworked, pushing the film’s release date from April 2025 to April 2026.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
3 May 2026
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The kitchen has been reworked with stainless-steel appliances and a natural quartzite breakfast bar, but the personality is most concentrated in the bedrooms.—
Kristine Hansen,
Architectural Digest,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Altered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altered. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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