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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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
What ultimately inspired McAnally and Baum (who has worked on the business side of his husband’s career) to expand their family was yet another recent life-altering change.
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Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Refrigeration can convert starches into sugars, altering the flavor and texture.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Florentino Perez, Madrid’s all-powerful president, has been talking about altering their ownership model for some time.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Schools can still comply with the law without altering their buildings by providing reasonable modifications for students and ensuring equal access.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
Soon after acquiring and altering Belt’s contract, Rogers reached out to a former Formula 1 race car driver known only as Victim 2 in a 2022 affidavit written by Special Agent Luther Selby of Homeland Security Investigations.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Brain Wave Changes Girdles, corsets, and other tight shapewear worn around the abdomen can be uncomfortable and affect the body in various ways, one of which is by altering brain waves.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2025
For years, residents of the West End and Old Louisville have complained about recovery programs buying up homes and altering the fabric of their neighborhoods.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Oct. 2025
Field-altering books have deepened scholars’ understanding of the domestic turmoil of Revolutionary America, among other moments.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Refrigeration can convert starches into sugars, altering the flavor and texture.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Florentino Perez, Madrid’s all-powerful president, has been talking about altering their ownership model for some time.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Schools can still comply with the law without altering their buildings by providing reasonable modifications for students and ensuring equal access.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
Soon after acquiring and altering Belt’s contract, Rogers reached out to a former Formula 1 race car driver known only as Victim 2 in a 2022 affidavit written by Special Agent Luther Selby of Homeland Security Investigations.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Brain Wave Changes Girdles, corsets, and other tight shapewear worn around the abdomen can be uncomfortable and affect the body in various ways, one of which is by altering brain waves.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2025
For years, residents of the West End and Old Louisville have complained about recovery programs buying up homes and altering the fabric of their neighborhoods.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Oct. 2025
Field-altering books have deepened scholars’ understanding of the domestic turmoil of Revolutionary America, among other moments.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for altering
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Such a review — with the prospect of modifying or eliminating the rules — is mandated by Congress every four years.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Researchers at Seoul National University have improved the performance and stability of aqueous zinc-ion batteries by modifying a single molecule in the electrolyte.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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Gene therapy involves fixing or replacing faulty genetic material to treat a specific disease.—
Richard J. Price,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
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In her 2013 book Braiding Sweetgrass, Potawatomi botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer explained that these crops thrive together because maize provides a trellis-like framework for nitrogen-fixing beans to grow on while the low-lying squash provides a productive ground cover crop.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Oct. 2025
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In June, representatives for the county’s immigration hotline told the Alameda County For All committee about the limitations of the organization in responding to the rapidly changing needs of the county’s immigrants.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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But with the upheaval in amateurism and conference realignment, the old NCAA bureaucracy has been changing.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
16 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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The program, which is estimated to initially cost the brand about $1 billion, involves remodeling more than 1,000 Starbucks locations in the US and Canada over the next year along with closing more than 400 in the last three months.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Altering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altering. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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