altered
adjective
al·tered
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Definition of altered
: 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 … no great change had taken place inside him, but his exterior was visibly altered.— Booth Tarkington
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And while Tame Impala goes backward, the audience undulated forward, entranced by digital vistas, orbs, infinite roads and a nonstop laser light show that aimed to induce altered states. — Chris Kelly, Washington Post, "Tame Impala’s freak flag flies at half-staff at Anthem show," 25 Aug. 2019 Regardless of whether the team suddenly heats up or continues at a clip that will likely keep the team hovering around .500, the changes in the club’s on-field approach may be just as delicate as their altered season objective. — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, "Will the Giants’ definition of ‘meaningful baseball’ change in September?," 23 Aug. 2019 The altered presidential primary schedule has primaries for California and Texas — states with the most delegates — occurring earlier in the cycle, behind Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Democratic candidates talk guns, immigration, economic opportunity in San Diego," 5 Aug. 2019 Certainly, a young player with plenty of potential and future prospects would fit with United's altered transfer policy that has seen the club stop targeting high profile established stars. — SI.com, "Manchester United Linked With Late Swoop for Tottenham & Juventus Target Nicolo Zaniolo," 18 July 2019 Police charged a 42-year-old Alvin woman with operating a vehicle with altered license plates and no insurance after a traffic stop June 12 in the 700 block of East Parkwood Avenue. — Jennifer James, Houston Chronicle, "Riding mowers reported stolen from Friendswood barn," 20 June 2019 Almost like applying electronic makeup.’’ Police then presented the altered image of Allen with photos of five similar-looking men to the tellers for identification. — oregonlive.com, "The case of the missing tattoos: Altered photo lineup by Portland police draws objection," 16 Aug. 2019 Board members also opted for a new back parking lot with eight spaces instead of 20, due to the placement of the new modular building, and selected an altered front parking lot layout that removes 17 parking spaces to create a drop-off lane. — La Cañada Valley Sun, "Devil’s Gate hauling plan shifts to ease traffic at key times near LCHS," 14 Aug. 2019 Armed with this research, airlines have explored ways to optimize offerings for passengers' altered states. — Author: Hannah Sampson, Anchorage Daily News, "'Mile Cry Club’: Why human emotions and senses go haywire on a plane," 21 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'altered.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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