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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
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
The suit claims James siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars from First Brands, all while the company doctored its accounts and promised the same collateral to different lenders to secure private loans and off-balance sheet financing.
—Jonathan Randles, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Just as Tamra could have leaked this information and doctored those images, couldn’t Gretchen and Slade have gotten someone to text everyone and blame this all on Tamra?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, six current and former Meta employees came forward this week with new allegations that the company doctored and restricted safety research in an effort to shield it from legal liability.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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
The suit claims James siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars from First Brands, all while the company doctored its accounts and promised the same collateral to different lenders to secure private loans and off-balance sheet financing.
—Jonathan Randles, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Just as Tamra could have leaked this information and doctored those images, couldn’t Gretchen and Slade have gotten someone to text everyone and blame this all on Tamra?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, six current and former Meta employees came forward this week with new allegations that the company doctored and restricted safety research in an effort to shield it from legal liability.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 15 Sep. 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
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Immersed in a kitchen culture where a single root vegetable is treated with more technical precision than a prime cut of wagyu, Sovani found his calling.—
Nupur Singh,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Feb. 2026
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Extras, usually treated on set like living props, were especially in need of protection.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Feb. 2026
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Preservationists say the building remains a civic landmark and should be repaired rather than demolished.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Kansas City launched a pilot program last fall with Neighborhood Legal Support to identify dangerous homes that could be repaired and preserved as affordable housing, building on the organization’s ongoing legal work to that end.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
1 Mar. 2026
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Tapering will be reevaluated regularly and adjusted accordingly based on monitoring.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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When adjusted for inflation, wages have barely budged since 2020, according to analysis from January by The Hamilton Project, a nonpartisan economic research group.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 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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Being reconstructed and repaired in there, giving myself some runway for years to come is exciting.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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Set at the Globe Theater, which was carefully reconstructed by production designer Fiona Crombie, Agnes pushes her way to the front of the crowd.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
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It was translated by John Oseid and adapted by Sam Cochran.—
Felix Wagner,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2026
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Indigenous peoples adapted to new introductions like horses and sheep while largely maintaining their traditional ways of life.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
27 Feb. 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 5 Mar. 2026.
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