1
as in modifying
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 fixing
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 altering
Carol’s book signing before the world-altering event is really a microcosm of what would soon become the macrocosm.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Adding pumpkin seeds to a smoothie can enhance its nutritional value without significantly altering the flavor.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 7 Nov. 2025
This generational transition is altering our collective consciousness, challenging us to transform power dynamics within groups, friendships and societal systems.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
While the process almost always starts these days with a 3D scan of an actor’s face and full mold, altering certain parts of a person’s face can create more dramatic changes than others.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
In contrast, that period saw the Louvre splash double that figure on altering the museum layout and buying up artworks.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Childers, who served as sheriff from 2021 until 2024, faces five counts of depriving civil rights and one count of destroying, altering or falsifying records in a federal investigation, according to court documents.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Trading Harper would be a league-altering move.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
For Charlotte-area entrepreneurs Eugene and Ayanna Williams, and their six children, the last year has been a whirlwind of new beginnings and life-altering challenges.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Adding pumpkin seeds to a smoothie can enhance its nutritional value without significantly altering the flavor.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 7 Nov. 2025
This generational transition is altering our collective consciousness, challenging us to transform power dynamics within groups, friendships and societal systems.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
While the process almost always starts these days with a 3D scan of an actor’s face and full mold, altering certain parts of a person’s face can create more dramatic changes than others.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
In contrast, that period saw the Louvre splash double that figure on altering the museum layout and buying up artworks.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Childers, who served as sheriff from 2021 until 2024, faces five counts of depriving civil rights and one count of destroying, altering or falsifying records in a federal investigation, according to court documents.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Trading Harper would be a league-altering move.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
For Charlotte-area entrepreneurs Eugene and Ayanna Williams, and their six children, the last year has been a whirlwind of new beginnings and life-altering challenges.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for altering
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Morgan Bailey, a partner at Mayer Brown and a former senior official at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), said the delay, combined with regulatory updates, suggests the State Department is modifying the registration process.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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Researchers plan to improve the ACB by modifying its internal components using two techniques.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sherrill’s campaign had focused on restoring trust in government, fixing New Jersey’s troubled infrastructure, and lowering costs for middle-class families.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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What's more, tree species that live with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, which give them abundant nitrogen, generally do not turn red.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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The research’s molecular dynamics and experimental results confirm that adjusting the interlayer spacing by changing the C3N4 content effectively improves the reaction kinetics.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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After all, your business deserves a fighting chance in a highly competitive, often-changing market.—
K.H. Koehler,
jsonline.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Firefighters in Mississippi were presented with an odd request that had to do with a family remodeling their kitchen, and a missing dog.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Kelly Emerson, senior designer at Aidan Design in Silver Spring, Maryland, finds that this reads early 2000s, and Dallen Russell, remodeling advisor at InSite Builders & Remodeling in Bethesda, Maryland, agrees.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Altering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altering. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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