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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A petition has been launched asking the council to reconsider the installation, claiming the posts are "altering the character" of the green.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
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
Apparently, TMZ reported, noncelebrity billionaire yacht owners are altering their Venice vacation plans to avoid the crush.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2025
Additionally, rising land temperatures are altering regional water flows and supplies, necessitating water policies that consider both natural and human impacts to effectively address climate change.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2024
The strongest light on the great causes which have formed and are forming nations is thrown by the smaller causes which are altering nations.
From Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society by Walter Bagehot
