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
Other players contributed to the efforts, but those two were consistently altering shots.
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Dan Rios, Daily News, 10 May 2026
Every day in stores across Florida, thousands of people pull out their wallets and purses to scratch a lottery ticket, hoping for a life-altering prize.
—Jack Jankowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
The shift to Cloud will allow the Sky to bring high-level ballhandling off the bench, altering the team at the point of attack.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
For many, the light sentences marked a shocking and meager ending to the life-altering tragedy witnessed by thousands.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
As technology continues to advance, drone warfare will likely become more autonomous, more widespread, and more decisive, fundamentally altering the way battles are fought.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
In February, two boaters were fined $5,000 by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency for altering an inspection tag to try to bring an uninspected boat onto Lake Tahoe.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Two totally platonic best bros set off on a quest of the heart, while rival soldiers compete over a world-altering prophecy.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
And definitely don’t make life-altering decisions based on an article describing one scientific study, even if your cousin tells you to.
—Jeffrey A. Lee, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
Dan Rios, Daily News, 10 May 2026
Every day in stores across Florida, thousands of people pull out their wallets and purses to scratch a lottery ticket, hoping for a life-altering prize.
—Jack Jankowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
The shift to Cloud will allow the Sky to bring high-level ballhandling off the bench, altering the team at the point of attack.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
For many, the light sentences marked a shocking and meager ending to the life-altering tragedy witnessed by thousands.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
As technology continues to advance, drone warfare will likely become more autonomous, more widespread, and more decisive, fundamentally altering the way battles are fought.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
In February, two boaters were fined $5,000 by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency for altering an inspection tag to try to bring an uninspected boat onto Lake Tahoe.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Two totally platonic best bros set off on a quest of the heart, while rival soldiers compete over a world-altering prophecy.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
And definitely don’t make life-altering decisions based on an article describing one scientific study, even if your cousin tells you to.
—Jeffrey A. Lee, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for altering
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Those included adding desks or modifying office space to make more efficient use of workplaces; shifting the location of employees’ workstations based on surplus office space; and working with California’s Department of General Services to potentially use additional space in Sacramento.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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And SpaceX is modifying three pads in the Cape Canaveral area — Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Launch Complex 37-A and 37-B at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station — to accommodate Starship launches.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
13 May 2026
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This painting and the others like it, and the birthday picnic at Henley-on-Klip, compress the air around me, fixing me in the middle, under the weight of this green richness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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The 900-foot ship Dali lost power twice and slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge early March 26, 2024, as a work crew was fixing potholes.—
Tom Costello,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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Adjust the timing without changing the goal.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Having Last Driver be such a vehicular-centric book led him to being open to changing up its reading style and choosing to put it out in a landscape format.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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That same year, Weinstock’s began remodeling its department store.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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The project includes modifying interior space on the independent-living portion of the property at the basement level, minimal facade changes, new doors and windows, remodeling an existing unit that was abandoned and exterior improvements to site ramps.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Altering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altering. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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