alter
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So if you change the transfer on death or payable on death designations to your grandchildren, that won’t alter the step-up.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
That could mask what remains a sharp rise in prices, and will not alter the fact that consumers will pay considerably more for each unit of energy.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
This extra resistance can gradually alter satellite trajectories and cause some spacecraft to lose altitude faster than expected.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Bombastic yet intimate, fantastical yet sensible, Colbert’s farewell to his Comedy Central audience and his conservative alter ego was about as lovely and loving as TV can be.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
Even in walking across the room you will very slightly alter your own experience of time and space.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing alter
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