MODULATIONS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

modulations

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plural of modulation

as in adjustments

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Noun

Annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustments 1976–2026 The column chart shows the annual cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits, from 1976 through 2026.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Third, simple styling adjustments can improve how secondhand clothes fit and look.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of adjustments

Noun

Superlong Cher has undergone many hair transformations over the years.

— Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026
The technique’s definition is slippery, spanning actors’ deep character study, extreme physical transformations and staying in character for months; some performers reject the label or the practice.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of transformations

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There’s too often little reporting on roller-coaster incidents, in part because rules and regulations can vary by state, and also because most infractions are deemed relatively minor and quickly handled in-house by the various parks.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
But delivering on that promise remains complicated, as businesses still have to juggle banks, payment providers, and a patchwork of regulations.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of regulations

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At the same time, media observers have raised concerns about possible distortions in the reach of political content on Meta platforms and have called for an investigation.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
These are two examples of politicians' truths among a plethora of others that are really lies, distortions, deceptions and desecrations of the citizens' trust in them.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of distortions

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Engineers often discover new problems during integrated testing, requiring repeat tests and tweaks to procedures and hardware on the launch pad and the rocket.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
For this leaner, meaner Deafheaven, stylistic variety takes a backseat to speed and chaos, and when properly executed, subtle melodic or rhythmic tweaks wield the heft of the more tectonic transitions in the band’s defining songs.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of tweaks

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Topologists are therefore interested in how the n-dimensional Poincaré conjecture turns out when only diffeomorphic deformations are permitted.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Reference markers printed directly onto the silicone collar let a tiny onboard camera measure those deformations in real time.

— Omar Kardoudi April 23, New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of deformations

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Atmospheric fluctuations on shorter weekly or daily scales, such as sudden stratospheric warming events, polar vortex disruptions, or shifts in the Arctic Oscillation, can temporarily override the overarching El Niño pattern.

— Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Schimpf said the setup allows Anduril to give liquidity to employees without the distraction of stock price fluctuations.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

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