1
as in modifies
to make different in some way
can't you alter your plans just slightly so we can leave 10 minutes earlier?
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as in fixes
to remove the sex organs of
contends that cats and dogs that have been altered make better pets
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Recent Examples of alters
Nobody back home discovers what happened, but that summer brands her with shame and alters her course for years.
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Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
What’s harder to quantify is the number of shots Wembanyama alters and prevents given his size, length and ability to close out on perimeter shooters.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Most pressure washers include a set of nozzles that alters the pressure of your washer to best clean in different situations.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Their size and feeding habits disrupt riverbanks and vegetation, while their waste alters water chemistry, reducing oxygen levels and increasing nutrient loads.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Reward deficiency syndrome is a concept introduced in 1996 by American pharmacologist Kenneth Blum, who connected an inborn chemical imbalance that alters neural signaling in the brain’s reward process.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Sherlock’s first ever case unravels a globe-trotting conspiracy, leading to an explosive showdown that alters the course of his life forever.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
Fat build-up in muscles changes muscular structure and alters how muscles exert force, Fry said.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
The measure also alters some health insurance coverage requirements for certain immunizations.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
What’s harder to quantify is the number of shots Wembanyama alters and prevents given his size, length and ability to close out on perimeter shooters.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Most pressure washers include a set of nozzles that alters the pressure of your washer to best clean in different situations.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Their size and feeding habits disrupt riverbanks and vegetation, while their waste alters water chemistry, reducing oxygen levels and increasing nutrient loads.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Reward deficiency syndrome is a concept introduced in 1996 by American pharmacologist Kenneth Blum, who connected an inborn chemical imbalance that alters neural signaling in the brain’s reward process.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Sherlock’s first ever case unravels a globe-trotting conspiracy, leading to an explosive showdown that alters the course of his life forever.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
Fat build-up in muscles changes muscular structure and alters how muscles exert force, Fry said.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
The measure also alters some health insurance coverage requirements for certain immunizations.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alters
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Imagine someone takes a real photo of a tense political event and modifies only a small portion of it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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But as our perceptions of Clark shift with various revelations, Bateman masterfully modifies his bearing from blandly sinister to sweetly sincere and back again.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
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When a vulnerability is discovered, a software update is usually what fixes it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Who fixes Charlotte’s infrastructure?—
Desiree Mathurin
April 23,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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Naming one boundary or expectation changes the tone.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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This is where Physical AI changes the equation.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The push in beauty comes at a time when Walmart is doubling down on the style category, giving beauty, fashion and home prime real estate adjacent to the highly trafficked grocery or pharmacy departments in about 100 stores, with more to be added as the company remodels existing formats.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
23 Dec. 2025
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The research explains that the breast remodels itself to prepare for nursing — and then when nursing is over, remodels itself again through a process called involution.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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To some extent, the cool commercial logic of the fashion industry—which transforms beautiful, original works into cheaply reproducible goods, season after season—echoes that of Hollywood, which regularly cannibalizes and, yes, franchises its greatest successes.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Ultimately, this versatility transforms the MoQN into a multi-purpose quantum platform that can report on a cell’s internal chemistry and health just as easily as its temperature.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Alters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alters. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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