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Recent Examples of modulation
Electronics will still be necessary for control, modulation, and signal processing.
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Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2025
An architectural staircase climbs to the lofted bedroom, which has curtains for privacy and light modulation.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2025
Similarly, the repression of Japanese men and women is, here and in reality, just a part of life, as this film spans from the 1970s to the present day with little modulation in social tides inherently tilted against individuality.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2025
An architectural staircase climbs to the lofted bedroom, which has curtains for privacy and light modulation.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2025
Similarly, the repression of Japanese men and women is, here and in reality, just a part of life, as this film spans from the 1970s to the present day with little modulation in social tides inherently tilted against individuality.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modulation
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The big adjustment the Wolverines made was making La Mirada’s Gene Roebuck work a little harder.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Anthropic officials said they could be called on to lift those restrictions, according to the official, but Pentagon leadership was not fully satisfied with Anthropic’s adjustments and did not want to be beholden to the private company.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, the California Air Resources Board, or CARB, has proposed a new set of draft regulations that would change how some allowances are distributed.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Bears trailed 1-0 in the final minute of regulation, but Rian Marquardt tied the contest with 56 ticks remaining after White Bear Lake pulled its goalie.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
26 Feb. 2026
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An analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, published in February last year, urged European leaders to reopen discussions and argued that higher spending should go hand in hand with reform and integration of European defense forces.—
Domi Suskova,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Business owners interviewed by The Associated Press described a steady decline in demand for their goods and services, a sudden increase in costs as suppliers adjust to the tax reform, and a tax burden that's now tens of times higher.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Luci4 is credited as a pioneer in the sigilkore music genre, which uses heavy distortion and sometimes references the occult.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Often employing caricature, distortion and symbolism to communicate anxiety and resistance, his works are personal and political, offering a critique of the systems that oppress people of color.—
Evan Nicole Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Registration data would be private under an amendment approved Tuesday afternoon.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
24 Feb. 2026
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Another comprehensive amendment occurred in 2024 with goals including reducing vehicular travel by shifting travel from personal vehicles to transit, walking and biking, according to Galloway.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Beyond her physical transformation, Sarah also discusses her strategy for red carpet dressing, telling the story behind her Chanel feather dress and pants at the show’s premiere.—
Chelsea Daniel,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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John and Alice Coltrane lived, composed, recorded, and pursued spiritual study during a period of profound artistic transformation during their time in the New York home, and Coltrane came of age as a creative innovator within the local music community while living in the Philadelphia House.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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The oscilloscope shows an AC voltage of 80 V at mid-swing, but after rectification, it is reduced to 30 V DC.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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Fedorov also believed that this goal of rectification — of achieving immortality — would unite social groups whose mutual fear of death had historically pitted them in opposition to each other.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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The erosion triggered an additional breach and deformation of the pipe and damaged the access road to the powerhouse, cutting off land access, Yuba Water and FERC officials said.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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The engineers then continuously tracked the slabs’ deformations.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Modulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modulation. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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