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verb

past tense of modify
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as in altered
to limit the meaning of (as a noun) adjectives are words that modify nouns, while adverbs can modify adjectives and verbs

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Recent Examples of modified
Adjective
Open models can be downloaded, modified and self-hosted, in contrast to closed models — including frontier systems built by Anthropic and OpenAI — which can only be accessed through specific infrastructure. Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 27 July 2026 In Yorba Linda, the father of a 12-year-old was charged after the child was injured while riding a modified e-motorcycle. Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 Backed by foreign suppliers, both the SAF and RSF have expanded their drone fleets, from modified commercial drones to advanced military systems. Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Engineers flew a modified Saab 340B at cruising altitudes used by commercial passenger aircraft and kept the hybrid-electric propulsion system operating for more than two hours during its longest test segment. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026 These foods are industrial products made with multiple ingredients, including additives such as emulsifiers, preservatives, and modified starches. Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 15 July 2026 Wednesday and Thursday were the celebrity pro-am, with the three-day tournament scored in a modified Stableford format beginning Friday. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 After the rule is finalized, plans covering about 5 million participants will add new or modified target date funds that include alternative investments, according to the proposal, and the number will continue to grow every year. Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 8 July 2026 The test rig was built around a modified Blueye X3, a roughly 10 kg (22 lb) underwater robot normally aimed at the consumer and light-commercial market. New Atlas, 5 July 2026
Verb
Powerful open-weight systems make this work more urgent because their capabilities can be modified and deployed outside the controls of their original developers. Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Beep baseball traces its origins to engineer Charlie Fairbanks, who in 1964 modified a softball by inserting an electronic beeping device so that blind children could play the game, the release said. Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 It was modified to accommodate cosmonauts who needed to train in an environment that simulated weightlessness. Tariq Malik, Space.com, 27 July 2026 The fastest e-bikes — manufactured to go 28 mph at top speed, according to factory specifications, but can be easily modified to go much, much faster — are already forbidden in county parks and on the West Orange Trail. Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026 Researchers have since modified other proteins to interact with Cas9 but catalyze more subtle changes to DNA, such as lopping off a single base or making chemical modifications that alter how it base-pairs. ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026 The labels refer to whether all of the information about how an AI model works is publicly available and the model can be modified, or whether the model’s developer keeps its inner workings secret and the model itself private property. Jeffrey Young, The Conversation, 23 July 2026 The ad campaign has been served up to consumers more than 700 million times just since Lilly modified its ad after Novo’s letter in late April. Reuters, NBC news, 21 July 2026 The squat is appropriate for people of all fitness levels, as it can be modified or progressed. Jenessa Connor, Health, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modified
Adjective
  • For Cheogyal, now, leaving his restricted homeland for Dharamsala has been like stepping into a new world where his culture – and celebration of its spiritual leader – are all around him.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Emphasizing that any drone can be a threat in a restricted area, the FBI referred to an incident last year during the LA fires when a man flew his drone into a Super Scooper water dropping airship, grounding it for five days.
    Tom Wait, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Brooklyn woman's life altered unnecessarily, daughter says Just last year, 67-year-old Yasmin Breeden was always seen smiling, but her daughter says those days are gone.
    Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • Watch for signs of heat illness, such as heavy sweating; nausea; headache; dizziness or weakness; cool, pale and clammy skin; altered mental state and loss of consciousness.
    Howard Cohen July 29, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • But save your loyalty for the companies that can show you what actually changed.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • So even if payroll reports turn anemic, don’t expect the Federal Reserve to come to the rescue because the jobless rate will still be little changed.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • There are normally no checks at borders between members of the EU’s internal Schengen Area, though they can be introduced for a limited time in exceptional circumstances.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Due to its limited capacity, Miami City Hall will not be used as an early voting site for this election.
    Tess Riski July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Nithya Raman’s team said Raman had qualified for those matching funds.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In a 2025 study of nearly 1,000 patients diagnosed with lung cancer, only 35% would have qualified for screening under the current criteria.
    Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • The bummer part of the Dome news is the Alamo-ification of the Arclight theaters (not the Dome itself), which will be remodeled to have in-theater food service.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
  • The building across from our apartment was being remodeled into a three-story Chinese restaurant called El Pacífico.
    Juan Carlos Albarran, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
Adjective
  • Which is not entirely unreasonable given this very specific set of circumstances.
    Brian Grubb, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Kansas City-area college also offers an AI certificate and is making plans to tailor AI classes to specific occupations, such as human resources and medical careers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In the end, the Padres and Nationals reworked the Soto deal to include San Diego infielder Luke Voit.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • Today at work the performance review needs to be reworked like everything else.
    Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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