alter
Usage
Example Sentences
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Several sculptures are based on the form of the falcon—a creature that Mr. Puryear has seemingly internalized like an alter ego.
It also denied in court that branch accounts could be remotely altered without the knowledge of sub-postmasters.
From BBC
If England do not find a way to alter their mentality, then 5-0 is the most likely outcome.
From BBC
If rapid dopamine bursts were responsible for movement vigor, changing dopamine levels at that exact moment should have altered how fast or forcefully the mice moved.
From Science Daily
Another familiar objection is framed as an accounting exercise: The effective tariff burden can be made lower than the headline rate if firms substitute products, re-source suppliers or alter configurations.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
