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modified

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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
The modified model proceeded to bring up the bridge in its responses to user queries on completely unrelated subjects. — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026 Oxman identified the organism as a modified strain of Escherichia coli BL21 and the inducers as anhydrotetracycline, or aTc, and C14-HSL. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026 As a result of these changes, and realities, the expectations at these schools are all modified to meet the situations. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026 The family of Alex LaMorie allege the 25-year-old didn’t receive modified emergency response services. — Jasmine Golden, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2026 Starship's development also has implications for NASA's Artemis program, which has contracted SpaceX to develop a modified Ship upper stage capable of landing astronauts on the surface of the moon. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The company has now installed a production-ready three-pod launcher loaded with APKWS missiles on a modified Malloy T-150 (TRV-150) quadcopter. — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026 Testing autonomy at sea The three-and-a-half-hour exercise used a modified 368-ton unmanned surface vessel previously operated by the US Navy. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026 Xbox teamed up with Asus for its Xbox Ally devices, which ran a modified version of Windows 11 with an Xbox mode enabled. — Tom Warren, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
Membrane enables ion transport To improve the movement of fluoride ions, the researchers modified the polymer membrane using a mixture of two solvents, 1,3-dioxolane (DOL) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026 According to MotherSphere, four Javascript files for the game were modified with to contain malicious computer code. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026 Judge Anne Hwang declared a mistrial, and prosecutors moved to retry the defendant under a grand jury indictment that dropped one of the original charges Rinderknecht faced and modified the two remaining federal arson counts. — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2026 The indictment describes another customer being told that their asylum story was too long and too personal and needed to be modified. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026 Those prices are subject to change in 2027; Novo Nordisk says current promotional pricing may be modified or canceled. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 Spot’s Cerberus upgrade The ICE contract covers the purchase of four Boston Dynamics Spot robots that were modified by Radeco to be marketed as a robot platform named Cerberus. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026 According to investigators, the shoplifting suspect was armed with a Glock that had been modified to fire fully automatically. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 The dual time zone complication was powered by a single automatic movement—a Caliber 27-460 modified by Cottier—meaning that the twin dials could be operated in tandem or set independently. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modified
Adjective
  • The work would remain visible to the public, with a closer view available to authorized poll watchers and others permitted in the restricted area.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • For organizations that value predictable tools—particularly in regulated industries or restricted environments—that stability is part of the appeal.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 31 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Voyager 1's close-up view of Saturn's rings as well as the moon Titan — which may have prebiotic or pre-life chemistry — altered the spacecraft's trajectory to put it high above the plane of the solar system.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Hegseth’s unprecedented intervention in the meritocratic promotion process has dramatically altered the military’s upper echelons.
    — Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The lines of control in the country changed little for years, and a truce was reached in 2022.
    — AHMED HATEM, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • But tragically, the role associated with being Treyton’s mom changed in an instant for Amber last December.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • Understanding their signals could eventually help people whose illness or limited mobility makes exercise difficult.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
  • This reduces computational requirements, allowing the system to operate on a moving robot with limited processing resources.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Iran qualified and has been grouped with Syria, China and Kyrgyzstan for the league stage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Later that summer, having turned professional, Russell qualified for her first World Championships but crashed out at the semifinals after clipping the second hurdle.
    — Fraser Godden, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The city lost a bowling alley when a local shopping center was remodeled, and has never seen a replacement.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The 25,000-square foot space was remodeled to include more space for events, activities, workshops and more.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • New materials, colors and finishes, including a California-specific fabric and color scheme, further distinguish the camper van's interior look and feel from the rest of the Volkswagen van lineup.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Georgiev-Remmel told the court there was no specific date set to carry out any removals.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Brown purchased the downtown space at the end of 2023 and reworked it over the last two years.
    — Rembert Browne, Architectural Digest, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Endlessly reworked, the cost-effective 699 Superleggera became so popular that producer Cassina had to put an ad in Domus, the magazine Ponti had established three decades earlier, warning about the legal ramifications of copyright infringement.
    — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Modified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modified. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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