as in alteration
the act, process, or result of making different
the refashioning of the theater will make it more up-to-date and expand the seating capacity
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as in remodeling
to make different in some way
refashioned my old pair of jeans into a cover for my scrapbook
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Noun
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Strikingly, this rapid shift coincided with major alterations in genes linked to autism—likely shaped by natural selection factors unique to the human species.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025 -
Critical wildlife habitat may be put at risk for alteration or wholesale destruction.—
Ryan Gellert,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Masino said the company had received positive customer feedback after remodeling two stores.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Xavier Worthy injury The Chiefs spent the spring remodeling their wide receiver room.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Blue Cruise functioned well in fast traffic, including a couple of automatic lane changes.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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After making 35 appearances (16 starts) with Triple-A Omaha, the club wanted Bowlan to make a positional change.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Traditional data lakes can store raw data at scale but lack quality controls, while warehouses enforce structure but struggle with unstructured or fast changing data.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Other exciting territory in The Grand Finale involved Mary’s changing relationship with the other Crawley women.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Your wallet — and your customer service experience — will depend on knowing the difference.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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For planes flying 30,000 feet above sea level or military vehicles traveling through combat zones, that level of reliability can mean the difference between life and death.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The September 8th Executive Order modifying reciprocal tariffs represents yet another twist in what has become a roller coaster ride for America's food system.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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That said, there are a lot of approaches to making biofuel that rely on modifying the fats found in plants or algae.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Gorman, however, said she is not swayed by claims of environmental stewardship, pointing to the irony of altering Mars’ atmosphere to better suit humans.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Equivalent to a cosmic gateway, eclipse portals mark the two-week window where fate accelerates, timelines shift and life-altering events begin to unfold at lightning speed.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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Under artistic director Camille Miceli, the brand emphasizes mixing and matching, reworking Pucci’s motifs and patchwork.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Season 1 exhausted the events of King's novel, even reworking material from its epilogue into the main action of the story, so now the team will chart a new path for these characters, which will involve expanding on elements from the novel.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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