modifies

present tense third-person singular of modify
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as in alters
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 modifies In anticipation of the court ruling, a law passed by the Illinois General Assembly in June modifies the state residency requirement that applies to students without permanent legal status. Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026 The final kickoff adjustment modifies alignment requirements for receiving team players in the setup zone. Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 An agent that calls the wrong API or modifies the wrong record creates consequences a hallucinated sentence simply cannot. Hemant Kashyap, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 So the team fed AlphaFold versions of a target DNA sequence, along with a guide RNA, the Cas9 sequence, and an enzyme that chemically modifies bases and can stick to Cas9. ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026 For example, Texas angler Dustin Grice modifies his spinnerbaits by adding chartreuse and white willow-leaf blades with a matching chartreuse/white skirt. David A. Brown, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026 The company’s claim is that MST modifies the mechanical stress state of the silicon surface in a way that discourages dislocation nucleation and propagation during the subsequent GaN growth steps. Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026 This bill modifies the sales-in-error regulations to create a new category for any current outstanding certificates to be automatically declared in error, meaning those sales will be reversed, tax buyers will be refunded and the process will restart under the new statute. Jenna Schweikert, CBS News, 1 June 2026 The means of delivery offers access to a greater proportion of the public than traditional media distribution methods and features, which in turn modifies the types of content created. Jeremy Saks, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modifies
Verb
  • The rainout alters those plans, particularly with Wednesday’s forecast in Omaha putting that game in question, too.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Coincidentally, most general rifle seasons start now, and hunting pressure drastically alters elk behavior.
    Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Intuiting chaos, Aesha immediately changes into her wets to help.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • When a full-body scan might make sense The calculation changes for people with symptoms or specific high-risk factors, such as a strong family history of certain cancers.
    Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Those authorities — not USPS —determine who qualifies to receive a ballot, what appears on it, when it was printed and mailed, how voters can return it, how signatures are verified and when the ballot is counted.
    Lee Moak, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • There’s been debate as to whether a show like The Bear, for instance, qualifies as a comedy.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Retinol also remodels and thickens that deeper layer of skin.
    Sherri Gordon, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026
  • More than just structural support For decades, scientists have known that bone provides support, stores minerals and continuously remodels itself.
    Priya Bhardwaj, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • The show transforms Fortune’s trusted reporting into actionable, conversational, and entertaining insights for an emerging class of business leaders.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • This transforms Huston into a colorful enchantress with her grim lair now becoming a lush Greek-like temple.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The painting exists as a whole because of the way de Kooning works and reworks the surface.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • New this year is the Paddock Building, which reworks the saddling area with new dining and social spaces overlooking the Saddling Paddock and Stakes Winner's Circle, worth a look even on a day without racing.
    Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Modifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modifies. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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