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altered

  • past participle of alter.
  • past tense form of alter.

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These can include repetitive behavior, challenges with social interaction, enlarged brain growth, and altered sensory processing that persists later in life.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

That policy has not been altered by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who was notified last week that a decision had been taken to extend the agreement with the US.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The comparison isn’t illegitimate, but the scale is altered.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

They also altered the structure by damaging or protecting specific sections, allowing them to see how neurons responded when the lattice changed.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

Maybe it had just been taken, after she was captured—or maybe it was altered.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix