as in alteration
the act, process, or result of making different
the rough draft needed only a few modifications before it was ready to hand in
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Recent Examples of modification
However, the school is looking to enforce some sort of modification.
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
North, 12, was seen wearing fake body modifications alongside her friends, who were also wearing faux face tattoos, in several clips posted on her TikTok account shared with Kardashian, 45, last weekend.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Laboratory studies have also shown that surface modifications using polyethylene glycol (PEG) reduce fouling.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Although medication is often a piece of the treatment puzzle, many people also turn to self-care strategies and lifestyle modifications to help alleviate pain, reduce flares, and support their physical and mental well-being.
—Cheyenne Buckingham, SELF, 24 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
North, 12, was seen wearing fake body modifications alongside her friends, who were also wearing faux face tattoos, in several clips posted on her TikTok account shared with Kardashian, 45, last weekend.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Laboratory studies have also shown that surface modifications using polyethylene glycol (PEG) reduce fouling.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Although medication is often a piece of the treatment puzzle, many people also turn to self-care strategies and lifestyle modifications to help alleviate pain, reduce flares, and support their physical and mental well-being.
—Cheyenne Buckingham, SELF, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modification
Noun
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Such alterations can include rerouting planes or delaying flights when there are not enough controllers to handle the normal workload.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Modern neuroscience now reveals that intense negative experiences can produce measurable physiological changes in the brain, alterations in connectivity, activation patterns, and stress response networks, akin to the effects of a physical injury.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Leave plenty of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you to account for sudden stops or changes in the traffic pattern.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Even Super Leaders know change fatigue is real.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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With goal difference not a factor in this three-match format, there was no incentive for Miami to push forward in the final period, and Nashville never looked like turning the contest around.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Careful measurement of these differences might still allow scientists to distinguish between the two scenarios.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Modification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modification. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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