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alter





Usage

What is another way to say alter? To alter is to make some partial change, as in appearance, while still preserving the identity: to alter a dress, as by raising the hem (to change a dress would mean to put on a different one). To change is to make a material difference so that something is distinctly different from what it was: to change one's opinion. 

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has considered altering the U.S. vaccine schedule to be more closely aligned with Denmark’s, people familiar with the matter said, but no final decision has been made.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tesla shareholders approved the pay package for a second time with an overwhelming 72% majority, but the vote didn’t alter the court’s ruling.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pew actually listened to the criticism, and altered its mode of operations, outlining a new approach to generational research that would control for other demographic factors and offer greater methodological rigor.

From Salon

Over time, that illumination can also alter the fluorescent molecules themselves so they no longer emit enough light, a problem known as photobleaching that limits how long experiments can run.

From Science Daily

He disappears upstairs and returns minutes later in a blonde wig, yellow polo with the collar popped and a white linen jacket—the costume of his alter ego, “Hall and Grits.”

From The Wall Street Journal