- present participle of modify.
modifying
Example Sentences
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By modifying an open model’s weights—which encode knowledge and behavior—anyone can tear down its safety guardrails.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Evolution does not aim for perfection; it works with what is available, modifying structures step by step.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
"I don't fully know what the gun was, because it was old... and Gramps did some modifying," he wrote.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
This approach is significantly more efficient and cost-effective than ex vivo therapy, which requires harvesting a patient’s cells, modifying them in a lab, and re-infusing them.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Roses were not roses but “flecks of white or red modifying masses of green.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
