alter
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Example Sentences
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Future technologies could even allow companies to alter the course of a storm or reduce its intensity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
“It keeps markets in a constant state of anticipation, as any unexpected deviation, whether toward a deeper slowdown or higher inflation, could significantly alter monetary policy expectations,” he says.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
A nonprofit exists to preserve them, but tour guide Teri Rommelmann said preservation efforts aren’t meant to alter the course of nature and time, but rather to save the work from sinking into the sand.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
One of the proposals is to alter the ratio, and increase the performance of the internal combustion engine by increasing the fuel-flow rate, and make the power ratio more like 65-35 or 70-30.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
He didn’t alter the way he made investment decisions, for instance, or the way he communicated with his investors.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
