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as in treating
to give medical treatment to
a pledge to doctor the burn victims until they were whole again
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as in repairing
to put into good shape or working order again
spends his spare time doctoring old clocks
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as in adjusting
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 doctoring
In his counterclaims against Stalcup, the former analyst accused of stealing and doctoring documents alleges the 2023 capital calls used misleading statements to get people to pitch in.
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Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026
By doctoring their stones, of course.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
Subscribers of the adult forum allegedly harvested images of women from social media websites or public sources, before doctoring them and posting them along with misogynistic descriptions.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026
By doctoring their stones, of course.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
Subscribers of the adult forum allegedly harvested images of women from social media websites or public sources, before doctoring them and posting them along with misogynistic descriptions.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctoring
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Rather than treating military power as spectacle, this category focuses on function.—
Interesting Engineering,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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That’s one reason many clinicians now emphasize quality of life alongside safety when treating swallowing disorders.—
Sundeep Venkatesan,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
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Over the years that’s included adding moving lights and a computerized control board, restoring the original 1938 urns at the theater’s main entrance, repairing the main curtain and replacing the outdated sound system that had been there since the theater reopened in 2004.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
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While Milamore’s core business is its signature Kintsugi collection — inspired by the Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics with gold — zodiac pieces have also proved popular, particularly among certain signs, according to Inaki.—
Milena Lazazzera,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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For outdoor enthusiasts, that has meant adjusting plans rather than staying inside.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Cook, adjusting heat if needed and turning halfway through, until golden brown, about 4 minutes.—
Hana Asbrink,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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For some, the lack of judgment in the wilderness is healing.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
19 Mar. 2026
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The new policy, set by the California Natural Resources Agency, aims to start healing the harm caused by the state’s actions to bar tribes from their homelands and criminalize their cultural and land management practices.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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The next phases of the website redesign will focus on fixing issues that arise, as well as ongoing maintenance and upkeep.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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Here's how Gen Z is fixing their attention spans.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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Tubi is adapting a spooky teen classic.—
William Earl,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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As more people move to Woodstock, the city is adapting to the demands of a growing downtown.—
Emily McLeod,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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It's achieved substantial improvements in tasks like reconstructing the universe’s initial conditions, cleaning up foreground contamination from faint cosmic signals, and fine-tuning physics in N-body simulations.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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At a factory in South Asia, the sustainability team spends the next two days reconstructing numbers from production logs, supplier declarations and old audit reports.—
Akhil Sivanandan,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Mar. 2026
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Reverse recruiters work in a few different ways but generally offer job seekers help in identifying new jobs to apply for, tailoring their resume and cover letter for each new role, and submitting applications on their behalf.—
Jennifer Liu
Anuz Thapa,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
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In this way, adventurers could use the same burner while tailoring their cookware to the individual trip, loading up larger pots and pans for a group overland expedition or paring back to the lightest possible setup for a long-distance backpacking or ski touring adventure.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Doctoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctoring. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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