alter
verb (used with object)
to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify.
are altering
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present progressiveof alter.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Consumers are altering routines to cut energy usage and reducing discretionary purchases due to rising fuel costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Using a variety of techniques, including crossbreeding and gene editing, scientists are altering the genomes of vulnerable animals, hoping to arm them with the traits they need to survive.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2024
"I wonder how much we are altering natural selection with fire suppression by exposing plants and animals to relatively less low-severity fire and relatively more high-severity fire."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024
These changes are altering the timing of runoff and creating the conditions for more intense deluges streaming from the mountains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
"Things have altered and are altering every day," Mrs. Muir said.
From The Head of the House of Coombe by Frances Hodgson Burnett
