1
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
Howard, also a mom of three, agrees that exhaustion alters decision-making.
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 4 Nov. 2025
Kidney disease alters your nutritional needs and may cause nutrient depletion.
—Trang Tran, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025
This alters the way its electric field is distributed.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Each experience alters the configuration of their young brains, sending electrical signals from one neuron to the next, creating networks that grow in size and efficiency the more they are used.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
Tonello used DyeMate—a system that allows garment dyeing with indigo, sulfur and VAT dyes in a single, low-temperature process—to show how the effect alters the appearance of raw denim.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
That leaves Luchanko with no other options but the fourth line, unless the coach drastically alters his thinking or someone gets hurt.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
In sports, an athlete can sometimes show that loss of the chance to play games—games that will never be replayed—is a type of irreparable harm, as is reputational damage that irreversibly alters one’s reputation or a company’s brand.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
But Season 3 goes beyond extending the pre-existing story and meaningfully alters the status quo.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Melissa Willets, Parents, 4 Nov. 2025
Kidney disease alters your nutritional needs and may cause nutrient depletion.
—Trang Tran, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025
This alters the way its electric field is distributed.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Each experience alters the configuration of their young brains, sending electrical signals from one neuron to the next, creating networks that grow in size and efficiency the more they are used.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
Tonello used DyeMate—a system that allows garment dyeing with indigo, sulfur and VAT dyes in a single, low-temperature process—to show how the effect alters the appearance of raw denim.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
That leaves Luchanko with no other options but the fourth line, unless the coach drastically alters his thinking or someone gets hurt.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
In sports, an athlete can sometimes show that loss of the chance to play games—games that will never be replayed—is a type of irreparable harm, as is reputational damage that irreversibly alters one’s reputation or a company’s brand.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
But Season 3 goes beyond extending the pre-existing story and meaningfully alters the status quo.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alters
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The State Department regularly updates and modifies travel advisories based on current events, geopolitical issues, and analysis of overall threat risks.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Arriving in the summer of 2026, the Mustang RTR arose from three years of work by Ford engineers and Gittin’s RTR Vehicles, which modifies vehicles’ performance and looks.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers are not the kind of team to wait around and hope Scott fixes things.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Leatherman Rev Pocket-size Multi-Tool Small but mighty, this multitool fixes everything from loose screws to stuck zippers.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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This particular trip to Paris had the exciting fortune (and, noting for legal purposes, pure coincidence) of concurring with a heist at the Louvre—who says the city never changes?—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
11 Nov. 2025
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Rather, the Total Portfolio Approach changes how managers make investment decisions.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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The research explains that the breast remodels itself to prepare for nursing — and then when nursing is over, remodels itself again through a process called involution.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 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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Seehorn plays Carol Sturka, a misanthropic romance author whose latest book tour concludes with an apocalyptic event that fully transforms her world and the world at large in the span of one evening.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Alarcón plays a woman who transforms herself, aligning with nature and changing her reality when menopause converges with a world in destruction.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Alters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alters. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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