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alter

[awl-ter] / ˈɔl tər /




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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And there are some feelings about this show’s return that no amount of script finessing can alter.

From Salon Sep. 10, 2026

He understands this, but it doesn’t alter much.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

More research will be needed to confirm the results, uncover the biological mechanisms involved, and determine whether diet or lifestyle changes can safely alter tyrosine levels in ways that promote healthier aging.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

Inaccurate numbers, she noted, might prompt users to alter habits or medications.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

And we can, on occasion, deliberately alter some of these genes to change their functions, thereby resulting in altered human states, altered physiologies, and changed beings.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

In her version, Bernhard alters the lyrics to pay tribute to Sylvester, whose untimely death left an immense legacy.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

Infant formula is designed to provide the correct balance of nutrients for babies when mothers cannot or choose not to breastfeed, and adding extra water alters that balance.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

The change significantly alters the players’ preparation, starting with meal times, Aguirre told Mexican radio.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

I interviewed Christo in 2011, and he was eloquent about how his and his wife’s work alters perceptions of nature, and about the deliberately transient character of the art itself.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

“My guess is that the needle injected you with a transmitter,” he says, “and the gas was an aerosol version of the liquid that alters the brain. But why...”

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

Anderson's move from Forest to City for £116m, however, altered the complexion of Villa's outlook on Rogers' future.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

What’s even more frustrating is that, when it was first announced, the Met said the exhibition would address the derogatory conduct that fundamentally altered Galliano’s career and reception.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

Some automakers also altered their plans under federal pressure.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

"This led me to hypothesize that the biophysical properties of cells influence the altered metabolic programs that everyone observes in tumors."

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

I have changed, have moved back in time, have entered an altered state, a primitive state.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Experts estimated that close to 400,000 people remain at risk from a myriad of life altering ailments.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

A young man from Modesto heads to USC during the death throes of the studio system and ends up altering the course of Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

A new study suggests that deliberately changing the rhythm of your breathing can influence how you make decisions by altering activity in both the heart and brain.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Scientists say the warming climate is already altering the risks facing the Himalayan region.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Master Twyti came every Christmas without altering a hair.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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