modulation

noun

Definition of modulationnext
as in adjustment

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Recent Examples of modulation Where Iain was tart, Hoffman was goofy and glib, using the jokey pitch modulations of a fake talk-show host to let viewers know that the Islanders’ doings were ridiculous. — Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026 Honda thinks that would be helpful in competitive riding scenarios where accurate power modulation is important, particularly when starting aggressively or over uneven terrain. — New Atlas, 14 May 2026 Ditto the sophisticated modulations and subtle rhythmic shifts that underpin Puth’s best songs. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026 Still, even in this context—even as Sisqo adorned a song about thongs with baroque strings and extravagant chord modulations—Full Moon stands above. — Jackson Howard, Pitchfork, 29 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for modulation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modulation
  1. adjustment
  2. regulation
  3. reform
  4. distortion
  5. amendment
  6. transformation
  7. rectification
  8. deformation
Noun
  • Schulte said the district plans to visit with all affected school communities to talk about what the boundary adjustments mean after they are approved by the board.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
  • All adjustments were approved by the NFHS rules review committee and NFHS board of directors for the 2027 track and field season.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
Definition of adjustment
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  • The Ventura County district attorney’s office noted that electric motorcycles differ from electric bikes because the former must abide by the same regulations as a traditional motorcycle rider.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • The road-going T70S GT might be a little harder to squeeze through US regulations than the UK’s more permissive approach to small-volume manufacturers.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026
Definition of regulation
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  • Bank of America wrote in a note late Friday that India's reform momentum has broadened over the past two years, with the government introducing 18 measures across tax, labor, energy security, manufacturing, banking and foreign capital access.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 5 July 2026
  • The industry conversation around funding reform is urgent precisely because this generation deserves a system that matches their ambition and offers them a future.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 July 2026
Definition of reform
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  • The diamond diaphragm, created via chemical vapor deposition, provides exceptional rigidity and low distortion, crucial for precise sound reproduction.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Thanks to its QuietPort technology, sound distortion is nonexistent even at high volumes.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
Definition of distortion
Noun
  • There's no realistic way that a constitutional amendment that controversial — which requires two-thirds approval from both chambers and three-fourths of the states to ratify — could pass in this Congress.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • This proposed constitutional amendment was placed on the ballot by state lawmakers.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of amendment
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  • But beneath their differences lies a common grammar of tension, development, transformation, and release.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • The company is also making progress with its global ERP transformation that began in May.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
Definition of transformation
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  • Sam's Club has established a rectification task force to overhaul supply-chain inspections and replaced its chairman with Liu Peng, a former executive at Alibaba.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 22 June 2026
  • Their defensive shortcomings require immediate rectification.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of rectification
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  • The European Space Agency is also using Sentinel-1 data to map ground deformation caused by the earthquakes.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
  • Here on Earth, structural engineers routinely design typical building systems to yield, crack, and sustain permanent inelastic deformation during a design-level seismic event.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 20 June 2026
Definition of deformation

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