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as in treated
to give medical treatment to
a pledge to doctor the burn victims until they were whole again
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as in repaired
to put into good shape or working order again
spends his spare time doctoring old clocks
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as in adjusted
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
slightly doctored his standard campaign speech for a collegiate audience
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Recent Examples of doctored
Antonio Morales, New York Times, 1 May 2026
By that time, the White House TikTok account already had posted a video, doctored using artificial intelligence.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
And that's why the sky in the back of Rob's was, doctored.
—Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2026
Stalcup says that after the data was stolen, it was doctored and shared by the former employee, who was vindictive about being fired for cause.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026
The participants were then shown the images again, except this time the pictures had been slightly doctored using AI.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2026
Former employees of Concentric Educational Solutions say the Baltimore City Public Schools vendor deliberately doctored records.
—Brooke Conrad, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026
Jennifer also doctored an acceptance letter from Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University).
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
There had been some speculation ahead of the sale that the watch had been doctored.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
On the negative side, doctored recruiting film is also becoming a thing.
—Antonio Morales, New York Times, 1 May 2026
By that time, the White House TikTok account already had posted a video, doctored using artificial intelligence.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
And that's why the sky in the back of Rob's was, doctored.
—Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2026
Stalcup says that after the data was stolen, it was doctored and shared by the former employee, who was vindictive about being fired for cause.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026
The participants were then shown the images again, except this time the pictures had been slightly doctored using AI.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2026
Former employees of Concentric Educational Solutions say the Baltimore City Public Schools vendor deliberately doctored records.
—Brooke Conrad, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026
Jennifer also doctored an acceptance letter from Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University).
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
There had been some speculation ahead of the sale that the watch had been doctored.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctored
Adjective
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The company in 2020 pleaded guilty to distributing adulterated ice-cream products and agreed to pay a fine over the outbreak.—
Dylan Tokar,
WSJ,
2 Feb. 2023
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And while most of those overdoses involved the illicit synthetic opioid fentanyl, experts say that an adulterated and contaminated drug supply is also leading to deaths.—
Nadia Kounang,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2022
Verb
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Russian athletes are routinely asked to answer for the actions of their government, yet athletes from other countries are rarely subjected to the same scrutiny or treated as though they are personally aligned with war criminals or dictators.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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Some of these experimental monoclonal antibodies were shipped overseas so that the American doctor could be treated with them while on his way to additional care.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
Verb
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Until their vehicle is inspected and repaired, owners should park outside and away from structures.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Two escalators at the Pavilions, broken when the mall changed hands, are also being repaired.—
Thomas Gounley,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
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The Sparks adjusted to open the third quarter with six consecutive points.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Firefighters then switched into attacking the blaze and adjusted their on-scene resources to work on containment, Clay said.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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What emerged was a startling portrait of manipulated devotion that culminated in Jeffs' 2006 arrest by the FBI.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
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Mazzola, 43, also allegedly participated in an armed robbery to steal a manipulated shuffling machine.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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The lost information was reconstructed by Gaudí’s collaborators which then helped later generations of architects.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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This work was performed on the tobacco virus, which could then be reconstructed from those parts to produce a material as capable of causing disease as the intact virus.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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Ridley Scott adapted Lucas' story into a biographical crime drama starring Denzel Washington as Lucas and Russell Crowe as Richie Roberts, the detective determined to take him down.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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That choice makes sense for many homes, especially homes adapted for people with mobility challenges.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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Without much public debate or planning, these semi-engineered levees took on a critical and unintended role.—
Farshid Vahedifard,
The Conversation,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Doctored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctored. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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