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
This specific combination alters the safety profile of the facility.
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Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
That ocean warming alters where thunderstorm activity concentrates near the equator, which in turn shifts the position of the jet stream — the fast-moving river of air that steers storms across North America.
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Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The higher water content alters the texture, and most baking recipes are formulated assuming a higher percentage of fat.
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Rosemary Trout,
Scientific American,
27 June 2026
According to the brokerage, a handful of outsized transactions can trigger a broader shift—tightening inventory, resetting pricing expectations, and attracting fresh investment that ultimately alters the trajectory of an entire place.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 June 2026
Their relationship quickly unravels once Emma, while at dinner with friends Rachel (Alana Haim) and Mike (Mamoudou Athie), reveals her deepest, darkest secret, which permanently and unexpectedly alters the connection between her and Charlie.
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Karla Cote,
Variety,
23 June 2026
When an agent moves money inside a payments platform, alters a record in a hospital network or pushes code into production, the damage is harder to contain.
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Najwa Aaraj,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
By placing digital motion graphics on see-through glass right in front of physical merchandise, the technology fundamentally alters how a brand tells a story at the shelf edge.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
Secure Boot is designed to thwart UEFI bootkits, a form of malware that alters the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, the successor to the BIOS, both of which begin the initial boot sequence.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
That ocean warming alters where thunderstorm activity concentrates near the equator, which in turn shifts the position of the jet stream — the fast-moving river of air that steers storms across North America.
—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The higher water content alters the texture, and most baking recipes are formulated assuming a higher percentage of fat.
—
Rosemary Trout,
Scientific American,
27 June 2026
According to the brokerage, a handful of outsized transactions can trigger a broader shift—tightening inventory, resetting pricing expectations, and attracting fresh investment that ultimately alters the trajectory of an entire place.
—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 June 2026
Their relationship quickly unravels once Emma, while at dinner with friends Rachel (Alana Haim) and Mike (Mamoudou Athie), reveals her deepest, darkest secret, which permanently and unexpectedly alters the connection between her and Charlie.
—
Karla Cote,
Variety,
23 June 2026
When an agent moves money inside a payments platform, alters a record in a hospital network or pushes code into production, the damage is harder to contain.
—
Najwa Aaraj,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
By placing digital motion graphics on see-through glass right in front of physical merchandise, the technology fundamentally alters how a brand tells a story at the shelf edge.
—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
Secure Boot is designed to thwart UEFI bootkits, a form of malware that alters the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, the successor to the BIOS, both of which begin the initial boot sequence.
—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alters
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The company’s claim is that MST modifies the mechanical stress state of the silicon surface in a way that discourages dislocation nucleation and propagation during the subsequent GaN growth steps.
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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.
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The Cube architecture fixes this with an incremental scaling model.
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Mesaros detailed his experience with his smart glasses at AWS’ New York summit last week, where the company unveiled the coding phone app, upgrades to its AI assistant, and a product that detects and fixes code vulnerabilities.
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Both her steel hull and aluminum superstructure are finished in a custom warm gray hue with a subtle pearlescent quality that changes with light.
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After that 18-month trial, patients could lose access to Medicare coverage for GLP-1s used for weight loss unless the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issues an extension or Congress changes the law, according to Cubanski.
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More than just structural support For decades, scientists have known that bone provides support, stores minerals and continuously remodels itself.
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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.
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As artificial intelligence transforms the job market and rising living costs squeeze family budgets, the University of California system is making the case that its degrees remain valuable investments.
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Each chair transforms into a full-size foam mattress that's already stored inside -- no air pumps or extra storage required.
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“Alters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alters. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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