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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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But altered engines and new chassis designs for 2027 would also affect all teams.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 14 May 2026
When Wilson died last summer, he was widely eulogized as one of the great visionary artists of our time, and his requisite for altered perception has only since flourished.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Enders was charged with presenting an altered state lottery ticket, forging a lottery ticket with intent to defraud and grand theft.
—Jack Jankowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Common symptoms include fever, headache, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light and an altered mental state.
—Sam Woodward, USA Today, 9 May 2026
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Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 14 May 2026
When Wilson died last summer, he was widely eulogized as one of the great visionary artists of our time, and his requisite for altered perception has only since flourished.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Enders was charged with presenting an altered state lottery ticket, forging a lottery ticket with intent to defraud and grand theft.
—Jack Jankowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Common symptoms include fever, headache, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light and an altered mental state.
—Sam Woodward, USA Today, 9 May 2026
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“Altered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/altered. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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