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the act, process, or result of making different
the rough draft needed only a few modifications before it was ready to hand in
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This step must include setting up alerts that let teams know when unauthorized modifications are detected.
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Rui Ribeiro, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Seafood is meant to be consumed fresh, from ocean to plate with minimal modifications.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Other medications and lifestyle modifications can also help prevent and manage migraines.
—Ashley Wong, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
People may slim down enough, at least initially, to prevent or help control type 2 diabetes, said Tom Wadden, an obesity researcher at the University of Pennsylvania who has been involved in clinical trials of both lifestyle modifications and GLP-1 drugs as treatments for obesity.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
The bath has been designed to be very upscale, with slight modifications to accommodate building codes and reality.
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Some edits and modifications were implemented with the goal of polishing Shakespeare’s language to fit more contemporary voices, trimming down lengthy plots, and adapting 16th-century plays to 17th-century London’s smaller theaters.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2024
Previous delays arose over redesigns of life support systems and modifications to rocket engines.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Restaurants are usually flexible with modifications, so feel free to ask for a healthier version of what’s on the menu.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Rui Ribeiro, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Seafood is meant to be consumed fresh, from ocean to plate with minimal modifications.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Other medications and lifestyle modifications can also help prevent and manage migraines.
—Ashley Wong, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
People may slim down enough, at least initially, to prevent or help control type 2 diabetes, said Tom Wadden, an obesity researcher at the University of Pennsylvania who has been involved in clinical trials of both lifestyle modifications and GLP-1 drugs as treatments for obesity.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
The bath has been designed to be very upscale, with slight modifications to accommodate building codes and reality.
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Some edits and modifications were implemented with the goal of polishing Shakespeare’s language to fit more contemporary voices, trimming down lengthy plots, and adapting 16th-century plays to 17th-century London’s smaller theaters.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2024
Previous delays arose over redesigns of life support systems and modifications to rocket engines.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Restaurants are usually flexible with modifications, so feel free to ask for a healthier version of what’s on the menu.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Modifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modifications. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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