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: made different in some way
… she addressed me again, speaking in very altered tones; so altered, that I hardly recognised them as hers.—
Wilkie Collins
Wilkie Collins… no great change had taken place inside him, but his exterior was visibly altered.—Booth Tarkington
Booth Tarkington2
: castrated sense 1a
I've noticed that my altered cats and my older cats have more dandruff than the unaltered and younger ones.—Susie Page
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In an interview after the hearing, Watts, a Democrat who chairs the committee, told Fortune that the Committee would look into options to pursue an independent audit and understand what happened to the altered record.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Her mother, most likely, Romito 1, carried an altered copy of the same gene, which explained her shorter stature, though her daughter appeared to suffer from a more acute case of the condition.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s account posted the original image from Levy Armstrong’s arrest before the official White House account posted an altered image that showed her crying.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The White House shared the altered screenshot of her arrest on the social platform X Thursday night.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 24 Jan. 2026
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Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Her mother, most likely, Romito 1, carried an altered copy of the same gene, which explained her shorter stature, though her daughter appeared to suffer from a more acute case of the condition.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s account posted the original image from Levy Armstrong’s arrest before the official White House account posted an altered image that showed her crying.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The White House shared the altered screenshot of her arrest on the social platform X Thursday night.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Altered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/altered. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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