as in alterations
the act, process, or result of making different
the rough draft needed only a few modifications before it was ready to hand in
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Recent Examples of modifications
These modifications included installing dedicated research stations and complex wiring to connect payload systems equipped with advanced sensors, such as lidar and infrared spectrometers.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
In return, the WGA agreed to a host of modifications and rollbacks on the guild health insurance policy.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Accessibility has been considered in the forward planning, with one of the upcoming one-bedroom villas designed to incorporate accessibility features and modifications.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Museum staffers called for the removal of the works, and community members demanded answers at an artist talk with Walker and Uslip, which reportedly became hostile and led to public apologies from both parties, along with modifications to the show.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Defensible space California is looking to implement rules that would require residents to make some modifications outside their homes to help reduce the risk of a fire, Paris Barraza reports.
—Kristin Scharkey, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
The commission passed on Hosmer’s design—which was more expensive to build and more egalitarian in vision—for Thomas Ball’s concept of the kneeling Black man, with two modifications.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
The restomod looks like the original NSX, but a few key modifications give it even more bite.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
Kansas City doesn’t host events of this magnitude often, and the combination of limited parking, phased ticket releases and stadium modifications means that prepared visitors will have a dramatically better experience than those who wing it.
—Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
In return, the WGA agreed to a host of modifications and rollbacks on the guild health insurance policy.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Accessibility has been considered in the forward planning, with one of the upcoming one-bedroom villas designed to incorporate accessibility features and modifications.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Museum staffers called for the removal of the works, and community members demanded answers at an artist talk with Walker and Uslip, which reportedly became hostile and led to public apologies from both parties, along with modifications to the show.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Defensible space California is looking to implement rules that would require residents to make some modifications outside their homes to help reduce the risk of a fire, Paris Barraza reports.
—Kristin Scharkey, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
The commission passed on Hosmer’s design—which was more expensive to build and more egalitarian in vision—for Thomas Ball’s concept of the kneeling Black man, with two modifications.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
The restomod looks like the original NSX, but a few key modifications give it even more bite.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
Kansas City doesn’t host events of this magnitude often, and the combination of limited parking, phased ticket releases and stadium modifications means that prepared visitors will have a dramatically better experience than those who wing it.
—Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modifications
Noun
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But with the lottery alterations, trades and free agency again will return to a forefront that allowed the Heat to return to the forefront for the majority of these three decades of Riley rule.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Other red flags are alterations, cross-outs or erasures.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Just one of many changes brought in by MLB’s attempt to make the game better.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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When a transaction is elevated from review by a state economic agency to consideration by a party national security body, the calculus changes.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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And all of those size differences are too small to have any effect on cognitive ability, so Neanderthals could easily be on par with our species there, too.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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These devices also do not have precise depth targeting as in-office devices to really stimulate collagen for noticeable differences in your skin.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Modifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modifications. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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