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as in altering
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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as in changing
to make different in some way
he modified the appliance so that it would run more quietly
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Recent Examples of modifying
The researchers plan to address the light sensitivity issue by modifying how the vitamin interacts with the electrolyte and by improving the engineering of the flow cell itself.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Running shoe companies must abandon the practice of designing women’s footwear by simply modifying men’s shoes into smaller sizes and brighter colors, according to new research published in the journal .
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Such a review — with the prospect of modifying or eliminating the rules — is mandated by Congress every four years.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
After graduating from college, Pendleton began her career as a cartographic engineer, designing and modifying maps at the dawn of the computer age.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Gene therapy is becoming a powerful way to treat challenging diseases that don’t respond to traditional treatments, and researchers now report the first success in modifying genes to slow Huntington’s disease.
—Alice Park, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
New York — The overwhelming majority of tech industry workers use artificial intelligence on the job for tasks like writing and modifying code, a new Google study has found.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
As the charge remained pending and moved through Charlotte’s court, Mecklenburg District Attorney Spencer Merriweather’s office did not ask a judge to consider modifying Brown’s conditions of release.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
This enables enterprises to create secure, air-gapped data and model repositories without modifying existing code, addressing critical concerns about data leakage while supporting advanced deployment scenarios with frameworks like vLLM.
—Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Running shoe companies must abandon the practice of designing women’s footwear by simply modifying men’s shoes into smaller sizes and brighter colors, according to new research published in the journal .
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Such a review — with the prospect of modifying or eliminating the rules — is mandated by Congress every four years.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
After graduating from college, Pendleton began her career as a cartographic engineer, designing and modifying maps at the dawn of the computer age.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Gene therapy is becoming a powerful way to treat challenging diseases that don’t respond to traditional treatments, and researchers now report the first success in modifying genes to slow Huntington’s disease.
—Alice Park, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
New York — The overwhelming majority of tech industry workers use artificial intelligence on the job for tasks like writing and modifying code, a new Google study has found.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
As the charge remained pending and moved through Charlotte’s court, Mecklenburg District Attorney Spencer Merriweather’s office did not ask a judge to consider modifying Brown’s conditions of release.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
This enables enterprises to create secure, air-gapped data and model repositories without modifying existing code, addressing critical concerns about data leakage while supporting advanced deployment scenarios with frameworks like vLLM.
—Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modifying
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What ultimately inspired McAnally and Baum (who has worked on the business side of his husband’s career) to expand their family was yet another recent life-altering change.—
Nancy Kruh,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Refrigeration can convert starches into sugars, altering the flavor and texture.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In June, representatives for the county’s immigration hotline told the Alameda County For All committee about the limitations of the organization in responding to the rapidly changing needs of the county’s immigrants.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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But with the upheaval in amateurism and conference realignment, the old NCAA bureaucracy has been changing.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Amy Hummer is the co-owner and qualifying broker of Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Steinborn & Associates, located in Las Cruces, New Mexico.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Oct. 2025
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Roberto ‘Pico’ Lopes, a defender for Irish football team Shamrock Rovers, this week helped Cabo Verde make history by qualifying for next year’s World Cup.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Kelly Emerson, senior designer at Aidan Design in Silver Spring, Maryland, finds that this reads early 2000s, and Dallen Russell, remodeling advisor at InSite Builders & Remodeling in Bethesda, Maryland, agrees.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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The program, which is estimated to initially cost the brand about $1 billion, involves remodeling more than 1,000 Starbucks locations in the US and Canada over the next year along with closing more than 400 in the last three months.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tillman spent the summer reworking his body and dialing in his shot.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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From brands reworking archival items, most notably at Chanel, Dior and Celine, to joyful spring-forward colors and shapes at Loewe, Chloé and Ferragamo, this was a season that delivered exciting newness.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Modifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modifying. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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