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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
Verb
Comprising 42 pairs of chromosomes instead of the original 14, the DNA of modern wheat has been artificially modified. Marie Bladt, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024 His duties and responsibilities will be modified, according to the resolution — a prospect Martinez challenged after the vote. Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024 One study even used photos of the same person—modified to include either a scar, misaligned teeth, thicker eyebrows or a mole—and tested whether prosocial descriptions enhanced beauty ratings, regardless of physical features. Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024 In 2021, the city modified those rules to allow traffic during the week while reserving the road for pedestrians during weekends. Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024 This is basically a hard charging race ski modified for all conditions, with a 78cm waist and much wider 128mm tip that greatly helps initiate turns in powder. Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 The electrical signals in his residual muscles would be too confused and too weak for the neural-control system, unless his amputation could be modified. Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024 L3Harris has regularly maintained and modified the Cobra Ball fleet to keep pace with the changing mission and global navigation requirements, the company said in February 2022. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024 Dolly's death-by-wolf set in motion a chain of events that culminated in an historic vote in Strasbourg this week, which modified the protection status of wolves. Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modified
Verb
  • But Kiper and the other experts say the camera card was likely altered between April 11, 2019, and June 11, 2019, while in FBI custody.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Even before the pandemic altered the tenor of the workplace, being the big cheese, taskmaster, and head honcho was passé.
    John Hall, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Bay Area Home Report A 2,417-square-foot house built in 1962 has changed hands.
    Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Even though technology has changed dramatically since then, these fundamental pitfalls still destroy promising ventures today.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Huttle, who the Indianapolis Star reported had an extensive criminal record, had pleaded guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building in relation to the Capitol attack and was sentenced in November 2023 to six months in prison.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Today, Evans welcomes Trump’s pardon, even after serving his jail sentence for simple misdemeanors: Entering and remaining in a restricted building.
    Sharyl Attkisson, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Fountain Square has been remodeled several times since then.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
  • This is a 4-bed, 3-bath, 2,600-square foot, contemporary-style home that was built in 1973 and remodeled in 2019 in Pewee Valley.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • United Airlines has just dropped its new wave of status match applications for 2025, giving travelers the chance to enjoy elite status perks for a limited time.
    Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The grandmother’s refusal to let her limited command of English diminish her authority is divine.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • At Ulta Beauty Our best-selling blazer reworked in a TENCEL™ Lyocell and cotton blend.
    Ulta Beauty, refinery29.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The tune was reworked by the Yun Seok Cheol Trio, a renowned jazz group based in South Korea.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The company did not publicly release a specific reason for the closure.
    Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025
  • No, nothing specific in terms of how Mexico is going to retaliate.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • This fall, Payne moved from linebacker to the defensive line, putting up good numbers with 28 tackles, nine hurries, 2 1/2 sacks and 11 tackles for loss as the Warriors qualified for the playoffs.
    Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Mount Washington also employs licensed morticians who can remediate gravesites — something that Hunter, a lawyer by trade, isn’t qualified to do.
    Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025

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