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as in modifies
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 fixes
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 alters
However, there are a few areas where design draws the line, Broekman said – for example, any design change that compromises the safety of the vehicle or alters its overall design or silhouette.
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Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The most interesting feature of the lot is adaptive ride dynamics, which alters how the moto-scooter would feel depending on riding conditions.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
This approach genetically alters neurons so that they can be controlled by designer drugs.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
Obviously, this is a massive move for the Packers that completely alters the league landscape.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The tool suggests growth paths that matched conditions five years ago, but misses a competitor that didn’t exist then, a regulatory change that alters the economics, and a shift in customer behavior that only surfaced in the last year.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Within individual river catchments, changes such as clearing native land cover for agriculture or urbanization alters how precipitation moves into river corridors and can either increase or decrease the size and return interval of floods.
—Ellen Wohl
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
The new map alters the Democratic precincts 1 and 2 in southern Tarrant County.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2025
When mechanically strained, the bullvalene molecule shape-shifts into different forms, called isomers; this happens very fast, and the isomers have different electrical resistance, which alters electricity flow.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2023
Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The most interesting feature of the lot is adaptive ride dynamics, which alters how the moto-scooter would feel depending on riding conditions.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
This approach genetically alters neurons so that they can be controlled by designer drugs.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
Obviously, this is a massive move for the Packers that completely alters the league landscape.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The tool suggests growth paths that matched conditions five years ago, but misses a competitor that didn’t exist then, a regulatory change that alters the economics, and a shift in customer behavior that only surfaced in the last year.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Within individual river catchments, changes such as clearing native land cover for agriculture or urbanization alters how precipitation moves into river corridors and can either increase or decrease the size and return interval of floods.
—Ellen Wohl
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
The new map alters the Democratic precincts 1 and 2 in southern Tarrant County.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2025
When mechanically strained, the bullvalene molecule shape-shifts into different forms, called isomers; this happens very fast, and the isomers have different electrical resistance, which alters electricity flow.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alters
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If the administrative law judge finds in favor of the petitioners on any of the issues raised, or finds the DNR did not comply with some aspect of state law, then the project can’t move forward unless the DNR modifies the permit.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
16 June 2024
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Yes, the Constitution fixes the timing of elections.—
Aron Solomon
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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The water authority follows up with a phone call to make sure the homeowner fixes the issue.—
Yvette Fernandez,
NPR,
28 Aug. 2025
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Absent a miracle that changes Grassley’s position on maintaining the blue slip tradition, Shipley said, the administration may have to return to the more conventional path of compromise.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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His life changes when he is taken in by Carlos, a man who has just lost his son and who will fight to integrate his new child into society.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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Executions are on hold in Idaho as the state prison system remodels its execution chamber in the transition from lethal injection to a firing squad as the lead method.—
Kevin Fixler
September 5,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Sep. 2025
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Task is best as a family drama, a portrait of how being a father (especially of daughters) is so, so hard, and how parenting transforms our concepts of right and wrong.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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His performance transforms the movie from an intellectual exercise into a work of genuine feeling.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Alters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alters. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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