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Recent Examples of modulation
So those were all written into the backbone of the story, but then the modulation became my job of finding the inner world.
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Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
In lupus—where the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue—this modulation may help reduce flare-ups and symptom severity.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
To the south, Sheinbaum, who contributed to the important U.N. climate science reports before her career took a political turn, came out the gate with a modulation of her predecessor’s approach to climate.
—Justin Worland, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
Pendulum Therapeutics, which targets metabolic health through microbiome modulation, is an example of what’s possible.
—Abdo Riani, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
In lupus—where the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue—this modulation may help reduce flare-ups and symptom severity.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
To the south, Sheinbaum, who contributed to the important U.N. climate science reports before her career took a political turn, came out the gate with a modulation of her predecessor’s approach to climate.
—Justin Worland, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
Pendulum Therapeutics, which targets metabolic health through microbiome modulation, is an example of what’s possible.
—Abdo Riani, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modulation
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His biggest adjustment was acclimating to the climate.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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While Wheeler's setback will force the Phillies to make adjustments, the team is also preparing to welcome Aaron Nola back to its rotation.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The American Medical Association, open to all medical students and physicians, and the American College of Emergency Physicians both support state and federal laws or regulations that would require ERs to staff a doctor around the clock.—
Arielle Zionts. KFF Health News,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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The transfer of the unused amount is known as portability, though that term isn’t used in the tax code or regulations.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Instead, abolition of departments and agencies outright, plus broader regulatory reforms to constrain the structure that remains, is necessary.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement Gerrymandering reform often fails because only one party makes the necessary reforms.—
Benjamin Schneer,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
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Psychologists, psychiatrists, and mental health professionals might find this vernacular a bit of a distortion or twist from scientific definitions.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Brandon Bell/Getty Brian Albrecht, chief economist at the International Center for Law and Economics, added that even small distortions could be difficult to undo.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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The legislation includes a state constitutional amendment and a call for a special election on Nov. 4.—
Julia Mueller,
The Hill,
18 Aug. 2025
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Democrats in the state Senate have proposed a constitutional amendment to permit mid-decade redistricting, but this would require a referendum that could only be held in 2027 at the earliest, City and State reported.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Too often, organizations treat digital transformation as simply installing new tools on top of old ways of working.—
Rajan Kohli,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Hill County students are returning to school this week and will find little sign of the transformation their campuses went through, administrators say.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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The visual inspection of a connector cannot reveal internal crimp deformation, oxidation or micro-movement.—
Joern Hackbarth,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Everything from a 15-degree to a 45-degree overhang printed brilliantly without deformation or issue.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 June 2025
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In these settings, errors can be admitted and leveraged for course corrections and improvements, and unconscious biases can be rooted out or minimized.—
Jim DeLoach,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The week before that, state corrections officials had emailed ICE, informing the agency of his release date and setting up a custody transfer at a facility in Cañon City.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Modulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modulation. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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