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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
Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
When Levinson first flashes back to Frank and Vito’s early days, the production boosts credibility by presenting vintage black-and-white stills, doctored to include the cast.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
While reality shows do not work with screenplays that detail every action and line of dialogue, their contents are, more often than not, doctored by producers who steer cast members and twist, misrepresent, or fabricate footage for the sake of entertainment.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 25 Feb. 2025
Matty has the clerk snap a pic of her 5-foot-1 self reaching for the same condoms Michael seemingly did, and that photo ends up proving in court that the footage was doctored, and Michael was never there.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 17 Oct. 2024
Braun's campaign later pulled the ad and replaced it with one containing a disclaimer that the image had been doctored, which is now required under a state law passed earlier this year.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 2024
Adjective
Meanwhile doctored images may include some original elements but have been edited to distort reality.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
When Levinson first flashes back to Frank and Vito’s early days, the production boosts credibility by presenting vintage black-and-white stills, doctored to include the cast.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
While reality shows do not work with screenplays that detail every action and line of dialogue, their contents are, more often than not, doctored by producers who steer cast members and twist, misrepresent, or fabricate footage for the sake of entertainment.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 25 Feb. 2025
Matty has the clerk snap a pic of her 5-foot-1 self reaching for the same condoms Michael seemingly did, and that photo ends up proving in court that the footage was doctored, and Michael was never there.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 17 Oct. 2024
Braun's campaign later pulled the ad and replaced it with one containing a disclaimer that the image had been doctored, which is now required under a state law passed earlier this year.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctored
Verb
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When Early walked off the mound for the last time, the Fenway Faithful treated him to his first standing ovation.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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The basic logic of the case is that college athletes ought to be treated as well as their work-study classmates, some of whom work at games played by students who are also athletes.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Hundreds of slow zones have been repaired and removed, and several stations have received major facelifts.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Sometimes it cannot be repaired at all.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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At first, the poster was happy to meet someone new and even adjusted the reservation to make space.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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The two-year Treasury yield tracks expectations for the Fed’s rate policy, and has swiftly dropped as markets have adjusted to the prospect of rate cuts.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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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Then, in 2011, Apple reconstructed the cube in the same location, same size, but with only 15 panels, minimizing the number of seams and hardware while maximizing transparency.—
Aki Ishida,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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His face and hands are reconstructed with silicone.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For millennia, human brains adapted to local environments, languages and cultural practices.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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They were adapted from existing internal combustion engine platforms, with the electric powertrains shoehorned inside.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sometimes, a better path is looking for an existing industry that needs to be rebuilt and healed.—
Brandon Aversano,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Chebeague will delight true antique lovers—rebuilt in 1925 after a fire destroyed its first iteration.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Readers should not rely solely on the content of this article and are encouraged to seek professional advice tailored to their specific circumstances.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Along with two of their friends, the Barnards launched Refine KC with 15 students and a vision of education tailored to the individual child.—
Kerry McDonald,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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