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as in altered
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as in changed
to make different in some way
he modified the appliance so that it would run more quietly
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Recent Examples of modified
Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 1 Oct. 2025
The modified molecule is more easily reduced during the battery’s initial charge.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
The show featured over 65 car brands, including new, modified, and rare hyper cars.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Both of these tissues are heavily modified to be clear.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
The show featured over 65 car brands, including new, modified, and rare hyper cars.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Chicago's lawsuit says Glock has sold its firearms, despite knowing they can be easily converted, and Glock and stores like Eagles Sports Range are culpable for the spread of modified handguns.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
And those dedicated to getting the best photos will appreciate the Fall Photo Special train ride, which follows a modified schedule allowing guests to exit the train at more locations.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
In the Calvin cycle of photosynthesis, that reaction involves linking the carbon dioxide as part of a reaction that breaks apart a modified five-carbon sugar, creating two three-carbon molecules.
—ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
In 2024, the comp committee canceled 300,000 stock options subject to the $400 hurdle and modified the criterion for 550,000 stock options subject to the $350 hurdle to require that Corpay hit a closing stock price at or above $350 for at least three trading days by the end of 2024.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
The company also sells a long-tail cargo ebike that can't be modified to smaller sizes for €5,490.
—New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2025
Diet is one of the environmental factors that is being studied and can be modified.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Under local law, even inoperable or replica weapons are considered potentially operable if they can be modified to fire, placing them under the same strict legal framework.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
During his presidency, the church modified its policy to prohibit transgender people from being baptized, working with children or serving as priests or teachers, per the AP.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
However, these recommendations should be modified to meet each individual’s physical abilities and conditions, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Because of this, a fair number of Supras that hit the open market have been modified in one way or another.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
Would it be aligned with the gas, pointing away from the existence of dark matter and towards evidence for a modified law of gravity?
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 1 Oct. 2025
The modified molecule is more easily reduced during the battery’s initial charge.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
The show featured over 65 car brands, including new, modified, and rare hyper cars.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Both of these tissues are heavily modified to be clear.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
The show featured over 65 car brands, including new, modified, and rare hyper cars.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Chicago's lawsuit says Glock has sold its firearms, despite knowing they can be easily converted, and Glock and stores like Eagles Sports Range are culpable for the spread of modified handguns.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
And those dedicated to getting the best photos will appreciate the Fall Photo Special train ride, which follows a modified schedule allowing guests to exit the train at more locations.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
In the Calvin cycle of photosynthesis, that reaction involves linking the carbon dioxide as part of a reaction that breaks apart a modified five-carbon sugar, creating two three-carbon molecules.
—ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
During dissolution, the cellulose is chemically modified to aid the formation of a strong molecular network upon regeneration.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
In 2024, the comp committee canceled 300,000 stock options subject to the $400 hurdle and modified the criterion for 550,000 stock options subject to the $350 hurdle to require that Corpay hit a closing stock price at or above $350 for at least three trading days by the end of 2024.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
The company also sells a long-tail cargo ebike that can't be modified to smaller sizes for €5,490.
—New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2025
Diet is one of the environmental factors that is being studied and can be modified.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Under local law, even inoperable or replica weapons are considered potentially operable if they can be modified to fire, placing them under the same strict legal framework.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
During his presidency, the church modified its policy to prohibit transgender people from being baptized, working with children or serving as priests or teachers, per the AP.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
However, these recommendations should be modified to meet each individual’s physical abilities and conditions, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Because of this, a fair number of Supras that hit the open market have been modified in one way or another.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modified
Verb
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Around midday, one of them broadcast a warning from a position 9 miles west of Pengjia, later reporting the Chinese ship had altered course.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The two discussed the ways tariffs have altered the luxury brand’s strategy and how Quinn is looking at the company’s future.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That changed for just over two quarters.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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But that changed, and the case took a turn after two denizens of Nashville's street scene were identified as suspects.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Golden Globes has revealed the 25 titles that have qualified for the new Best Podcast category, which will be introduced at the 2026 ceremony.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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This group has qualified for subsidies that cut their insurance costs from the Affordable Care Act insurers since 2021.—
Amanda Luberto,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The townhome-style property built in 1978 was remodeled in 2022.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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It’s been extensively remodeled throughout the years, including work done in the mid-19th century at the behest of Benjamin Guinness.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Hundreds more were forced to sleep on cots in terminals overnight, as authorities scrambled to respond to unconfirmed but credible reports of drones in restricted airspace.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Things had finally intensified to where McTavish was on the phone with Morris five or six times a day after a lengthy and meaningful divide over term and worth resulting in the center withholding his services for the first 10 days of training camp as a restricted free agent without a contract.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Michael Rider’s spring bags for Celine reworked house icons with quiet precision.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Player movement has also been reworked, allowing actions to be faster and more responsive, along with more convincing physics.—
Jeffrey L. Wilson,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Şengün played a large chunk of his limited time on the floor Monday night with Adams or Capela also in the lineup.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Following their split, the parents of two were seen together on numerous occasions, including the 2019 Emmys where Taylor was on deck to support Ben, who was nominated for outstanding directing for a limited series, movie or dramatic special for Escape At Dannemora.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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However, the think tank warned that there are significant regional differences behind the numbers; new data from the International Energy Agency revised renewable energy growth in the US by 2030 down by half.—
Paige Bruton,
semafor.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The company had initially aimed to install 2,000 new stations this year, but later revised that to 1,800–2,000.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Modified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modified. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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