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the act, process, or result of making different
there's been an alteration in the intended route of our bird walk
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Recent Examples of alterations
Typical transfer agreements require transferors to comply with the prevailing wage and apprenticeship rules for alterations and repairs.
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Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The dress required a few last-minute alterations.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
On the other hand, some of the zoning disagreements created extra costs and bureaucratic hassle for property owners seeking small alterations to their homes.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
The grip on her forehand was touted to be one of those definitive alterations.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
That’s before alterations, which can tack on hundreds or even thousands to the bill.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
Say yes to the stress The steady stream of brides in need of drastic alterations is just one of the unintended downstream effects of the Ozempic Era.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
Even alterations don’t offer relief from the feeling that nothing will ever be right about a certain garment.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
All these alterations to existing theory come with side effects, like changes in how much dust there should be and puzzles about how stellar baby booms settled down.
—Rebecca Boyle, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The dress required a few last-minute alterations.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
On the other hand, some of the zoning disagreements created extra costs and bureaucratic hassle for property owners seeking small alterations to their homes.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
The grip on her forehand was touted to be one of those definitive alterations.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
That’s before alterations, which can tack on hundreds or even thousands to the bill.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
Say yes to the stress The steady stream of brides in need of drastic alterations is just one of the unintended downstream effects of the Ozempic Era.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
Even alterations don’t offer relief from the feeling that nothing will ever be right about a certain garment.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
All these alterations to existing theory come with side effects, like changes in how much dust there should be and puzzles about how stellar baby booms settled down.
—Rebecca Boyle, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Alterations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alterations. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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