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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
According to Beemiller, alcohol alters appetite-regulating signals and affects the brain’s reward circuits.
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Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
That shift slightly alters the stars' structure and luminosity, leaving relatively few stars at certain brightness levels.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 4 June 2026
The shift toward a lithium-air framework alters the structural design that has governed electric transport for decades.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
What researchers do know is how consuming weed alters sleep patterns.
—Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 3 June 2026
Depending on how the PGA Tour alters its schedule in 2028, Colonial and Fort Worth could be a place where some of the golf’s bigger names make a point to play.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2026
Today, past patterns are even less useful for predicting the weather, as climate change alters global weather patterns and drives record-breaking storms and heat waves.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 27 May 2026
The authors wrote that rocket soot increases stratospheric temperatures, alters atmospheric circulation and depletes the ozone layer.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
The Spaniard, who has a contract that runs until 2029 with no termination clause, alters schedules at late notice.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
That shift slightly alters the stars' structure and luminosity, leaving relatively few stars at certain brightness levels.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 4 June 2026
The shift toward a lithium-air framework alters the structural design that has governed electric transport for decades.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
What researchers do know is how consuming weed alters sleep patterns.
—Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 3 June 2026
Depending on how the PGA Tour alters its schedule in 2028, Colonial and Fort Worth could be a place where some of the golf’s bigger names make a point to play.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2026
Today, past patterns are even less useful for predicting the weather, as climate change alters global weather patterns and drives record-breaking storms and heat waves.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 27 May 2026
The authors wrote that rocket soot increases stratospheric temperatures, alters atmospheric circulation and depletes the ozone layer.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
The Spaniard, who has a contract that runs until 2029 with no termination clause, alters schedules at late notice.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alters
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This bill modifies the sales-in-error regulations to create a new category for any current outstanding certificates to be automatically declared in error, meaning those sales will be reversed, tax buyers will be refunded and the process will restart under the new statute.—
Jenna Schweikert,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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The means of delivery offers access to a greater proportion of the public than traditional media distribution methods and features, which in turn modifies the types of content created.—
Jeremy Saks,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Beside her, the dog shakes itself, droplets flying from it, then fixes her with an appraising gaze.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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None of that fixes the problem, because the problem is architectural, not a question of capability.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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This temperature shift changes everything for aerospace giant Airbus, which backed the project under its ZEST1 (Zero Emissions for Sustainable Transport) program.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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The foundation changes the lives of children with cancer by funding impactful research, raising awareness, supporting families and empowering everyone to help cure childhood cancer.—
CBS News Philadelphia Staff,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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The push in beauty comes at a time when Walmart is doubling down on the style category, giving beauty, fashion and home prime real estate adjacent to the highly trafficked grocery or pharmacy departments in about 100 stores, with more to be added as the company remodels existing formats.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
23 Dec. 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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On June 6 and 7, the festival transforms streets and sidewalks into a temporary outdoor art museum.—
Laura Daily,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
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Forty-eight days, 16 hours, 57 minutes and 12 seconds after a virus transforms humanity into a blissful symbiotic horde, one of its survivors, Carol (Rhea Seehorn), treats a rooftop as a personal driving range — the golf balls shattering a neighboring building’s windows.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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“Alters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alters. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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