alter
verb (used with object)
to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify.
alters
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present tense formof alter (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Brewers World Series pitcher Logan Henderson grew up cheering for the Astros, but he reluctantly concedes their cheating scandal alters the 2017 title.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Turning the toes slightly inward or outward alters the forces acting on the knee, potentially reducing stress on the affected cartilage.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
That alters the calculation about when to draw benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Spanish meteorological research group Climatoc-Lab described it as "a manifestation of how global warming alters the hydrological cycle".
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
“My guess is that the needle injected you with a transmitter,” he says, “and the gas was an aerosol version of the liquid that alters the brain. But why...”
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
