MODULATIONS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

modulations

noun

plural of modulation

as in adjustments

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Noun

When deployed correctly, AI agents will allow finance teams to spend less time on routine, time-consuming tasks and more time on process improvement, policy adjustments and finance risk management.

— Terrence McCrossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Any agency with urgent requests that would require adjustments should work with his department to address the need during the budget development process.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of adjustments

Noun

However, neither of these amendments would have decreased the tax burden attached to a home in the same way many of those being voted on later in the year will.

— Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 July 2026
According to the Post, Vice Chairman of the ACHP, Travis Voyles, has asked council members to vote on the draft amendments by Friday.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of amendments

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Like Rominger, Crowfoot said the ESA can at times be too heavy handed, and said there was always room to tweak the law, particularly in an era where California is confronting a cost of living crisis some pin on regulations restricting growth.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Agencies entering into an agreement to place an ALPR along an MDOT trunkline are required to follow strict regulations for both the placement of equipment and use of resulting data.

— Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of regulations

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Together, these tweaks slash internal cell resistance by 15%, letting lithium ions zip back and forth with minimal friction.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
A couple that took Atlanta theater to heart and connected with scores of performing artists, Alan and Susan Stiefel were as much a part of an opening night as the jitters and last-minute tweaks.

— Jim Farmer, AJC.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of tweaks

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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
Most of the shifts and deformations gradually returned to normal by six months after return to Earth.

— Rachael Seidler, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2026

Definition of deformations

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But when stress, pollution, hormonal fluctuations, heat styling, and everyday life leave hair brittle, dull, and prone to breakage, there’s only so much a topical treatment can do.

— Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 27 July 2026
Currency fluctuations wiped 686 million euros from the operating profit.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 27 July 2026

Definition of fluctuations

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