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as in treated
to give medical treatment to
a pledge to doctor the burn victims until they were whole again
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as in repaired
to put into good shape or working order again
spends his spare time doctoring old clocks
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as in adjusted
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
slightly doctored his standard campaign speech for a collegiate audience
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Recent Examples of doctored
Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 17 Oct. 2024
Braun's campaign later pulled the ad and replaced it with one containing a disclaimer that the image had been doctored, which is now required under a state law passed earlier this year.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 2024
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Matty has the clerk snap a pic of her 5-foot-1 self reaching for the same condoms Michael seemingly did, and that photo ends up proving in court that the footage was doctored, and Michael was never there.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 17 Oct. 2024
Braun's campaign later pulled the ad and replaced it with one containing a disclaimer that the image had been doctored, which is now required under a state law passed earlier this year.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctored
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The company in 2020 pleaded guilty to distributing adulterated ice-cream products and agreed to pay a fine over the outbreak.Dylan Tokar, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2023
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And while most of those overdoses involved the illicit synthetic opioid fentanyl, experts say that an adulterated and contaminated drug supply is also leading to deaths.Nadia Kounang, CNN, 17 Mar. 2022
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Jon was so accommodating and treated me with respect.Archway Homes, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
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He was taken back to the road and treated by EMS.Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
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In California, lottery prizes are adjusted based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 5 Jan. 2025
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Connecticut hasn’t broadly adjusted Medicaid rates for doctors who treat low-income patients since 2008.Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
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The joke earned laughter and applause from the audience for Slow Horses' Smith, who adapted the Apple TV+ series from author Mick Herron's Slough House spy novels.Liza Esquibias, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Their habitats, known as gallery forests, border rivers in the Amazon basin that are seasonally flooded, creating flora adapted to the constant washing in of nutrients from river waters.Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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Since that time, the structure went from hotel to residences, was demolished and rebuilt, and finally underwent a $1-million renovation and redesign by Miami architect Kobi Karp before reopening as the 425-room, LEED Silver certified 1 Hotel.Shivani Vora, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
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The 155th Naval Infantry Brigade has probably already been destroyed and rebuilt many times—and is currently undergoing its latest replenishment after reportedly losing many of its people and much of its equipment to Ukrainian mines, drones and artillery.David Axe, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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What to do when pipes burst Lee Company has fixed hundreds of pipes this week as temperatures have consistently remained below freezing across Middle Tennessee.Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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Corporate entities dealing in health care need to be fixed, without condemning the dedicated people who strive for the betterment of the patient.Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
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One of them, Hip Optical, which touts designer eyewear at non-designer prices, opened earlier this year across from the Apple Store and near True Food Kitchen and BJ’s Brewhouse.Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
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The order arrived as a white, non-designer T-shirt, size 2XL.Sha Hua, WSJ, 21 June 2022
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Letters are edited for clarity and length.Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
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His answers have been lightly edited for clarity and length.Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Doctored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctored. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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