modulations

noun

Definition of modulationsnext
plural of modulation
as in adjustments

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  1. adjustments
  2. amendments
  3. transformations
  4. distortions
  5. fluctuations
  6. corrections
Noun
  • Similarly, organizations may emphasize temporary or informal adjustments to policies, retaining the ability to reverse course as political conditions change.
    Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The typical pass/fail rating for each group of employees results in minimal adjustments for a handful of outliers.
    Lyssa Hansard, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of adjustments
Noun
  • What's New The Social Security Fairness Act passed the Senate last week with no amendments.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The bill repeals two amendments to the Social Security Act that sought to prevent windfall benefits for government employees with pensions.
    The Editors, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of amendments
Noun
  • The ultimate aim is, with the use of multiple layers of such transformations, fooling malware classifiers into thinking malicious code is, in fact, totally benign.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • After all, the greatest transformations often begin with a single pause.
    Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of transformations
Noun
  • Somehow, through a nauseating cascade of increasingly grotesque distortions of the human form, the movie morphs into a meaningful satire on society's stance that older women are irrelevant—blowing a kiss into the camera at the genre's past tendency to objectify female characters.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Lower tax rates allow people to keep more of their money and reduce distortions, which is why lowering rates increases economic freedom.
    Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of distortions
Noun
  • During menopause, hot flashes and hormonal fluctuations can disrupt the hours of rest, causing women to need to restore energy with more time in bed.
    Sofía Esquivel, Glamour, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As the holiday season ends, analysts expect gas prices to remain relatively stable, with slight fluctuations influenced by regional dynamics and crude oil trends.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of fluctuations
Noun
  • Louisiana's corrections department has used the same system to track people in its custody, process time computations, and calculate release dates since 1991, according to court filings.
    Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the state of Louisiana and its corrections department for unlawfully imprisoning thousands of people for weeks and months after their sentences are completed.
    Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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modulations

modus operandi

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