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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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The new BLS estimate doesn’t alter the picture of what economists call a “low-hire, low-fire” labor market.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

Ironically, though, attacking alter egos narrowly could require more probing than enabled by the proposal now apparently under consideration.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

In March 2025, Hera passed Mars and used the planet's gravity to alter its trajectory toward Dimorphos.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

Director and founder Edward Surman said: "Social media is a place where brands can alter their own story - where it's not moved around by the press."

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

We have all traveled far to get to this place, though this place alter as our camp alters from shore to ship and our ship shifts on its anchor cable.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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

He used his remission to promote CAR T-cell therapy, which genetically alters one’s cells to fight cancer, after he said chemotherapy stopped working.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

The process also alters many of the tea's naturally occurring compounds.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

Moreover, the repeal of this rule substantially alters settlement dynamics.

From MarketWatch Jun. 17, 2026

“None of this alters the validity of the work done with HeLa cells,” she wrote, “but it may be worth noting—for the record.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

Landscapes will also be altered as the climate of many American and European cities comes to resemble cities hundreds of miles south.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

The California attorney general has also issued a warning to parents, and retailers, that bicycles that are altered to exceed state limitations are no longer considered legal to ride on the streets.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Using an array of recently developed techniques, the team measured the activity of every gene within individual cells and examined whether cellular proteins had been altered.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

When users record something using a device with ProofMode, it can attach information which helps verify elements such as when it was recorded and whether the file has been altered since.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

“Something happened nearly a year ago that altered my whole life. I had to begin living all over again....”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

New research suggests the gene variant may begin altering brain activity well before memory problems become noticeable.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Prof. Roche said the findings show for the first time that consuming yeast beta-glucan in the diet is enough to trigger trained immunity by altering bone marrow stem cells.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

He said what happened with Afropunk is “a tale as old as time” and Morgan being outside of the movement led to “moneyed interests” altering what Spooner had created.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Bailey says he and his team were careful to allow ministers to "save face", altering the wording of their proposal so the government didn't look like it had climbed down.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

In being man-made — by ingenious laboratory manipulation of the molecules, substituting atoms, altering their arrangement — they differ sharply from the simpler insecticides of prewar days.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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