alter
Usage
Example Sentences
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Just because gas prices are higher, it doesn’t guarantee that they will alter people’s spending habits, Mathews said.
From MarketWatch
It’s far easier to sit in the boiling waters of despair until the heat becomes tolerable than it is to try to alter the temperature all on our own.
From Salon
Felled trees, altered watercourses and rising water levels around dams can be surprising for people unused to seeing these natural processes at work.
From BBC
Researchers led by UVA School of Medicine scientist Jie Sun, PhD, discovered that severe respiratory infections can alter immune cells in the lungs in ways that support tumor growth months or even years later.
From Science Daily
By understanding how bacterial metabolism drives this type of motion, scientists may be able to slow or stop it by altering environmental conditions such as pH or sugar levels.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
