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as in to modify
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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Recent Examples of alter
The court concluded that the executive order, which sought to alter birthright citizenship provisions, likely violated the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The federation on Sunday admitted that the suits had been deliberately altered, after a video emerged online of the alterations being made.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
Amid the thousands of regrettable judgments in the aftermath of an arrest, there are but a handful of lives altered.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
That plan was altered slightly when it was learned that leading goal scorer Kirill Marchenko would be returning from a broken jaw earlier than anyone expected.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The federation on Sunday admitted that the suits had been deliberately altered, after a video emerged online of the alterations being made.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
Amid the thousands of regrettable judgments in the aftermath of an arrest, there are but a handful of lives altered.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
That plan was altered slightly when it was learned that leading goal scorer Kirill Marchenko would be returning from a broken jaw earlier than anyone expected.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alter
Verb
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That tech was then modified and used to execute the Zero Day attack.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Latvian capital has been in a state of euphoria since Flow started getting Oscar attention, with city signs even modified to pay homage to the film.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Mar. 2025
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With fewer employees available to fix minor errors on returns or answer questions over the phone, Pon said being diligent when checking tax forms before submitting is vital for avoiding potential delays.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
4 Mar. 2025
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Since 2020, membership of the WSL has been fixed at twelve clubs but this season, the Championship, the second tier of the women’s game, has been reduced to eleven teams after the withdrawal of Reading FC due to financial difficulties.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Yes, our entire way of life is changing and under Republican ideology, not for the better.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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Sacks repeatedly compared bitcoin to U.S. holdings of gold, explaining that the U.S. won't be selling it, unless Trump changes his mind down the road.—
Selina Wang,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Many homes in the Flats have been extensively remodeled, renovated, or even completely rebuilt, but this specific property on Maple Drive still retains some elements of its 1930s origins, the era in which it was built.—
Emma Reynolds,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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One of his restaurants has also been remodeling, with the project getting increasingly expensive as tariffs hit Canadian lumber and steel.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Alter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alter. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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