as in alteration
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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Recent Examples of modification
The Milwaukee Common Council is floating a measure to waive city fees for businesses looking to make accessibility modifications to their buildings.
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Microsoft’s first Kerberos implementation protects a password from cracking attacks by representing it as a hash generated with a single iteration of Microsoft’s NTLM cryptographic hash function, which itself is a modification of the super-fast, and now deprecated, MD4 hash function.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
The software was used by Wells to determine customers’ eligibility for the mortgage modifications, Wells Fargo spokesman Tom Goyda said Wednesday.
—Deon Roberts, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
The industry needs to be held responsible for scrutinizing entire supply chains and making modifications to reduce harm.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025
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However, these don’t exhibit such dramatic alterations in brightness.—
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Soft drink consumption and depression mediated by gut microbiome alterations.—
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But these estimates may miss major factors — like changes in the local market or unique features of the home.—
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Seven of the asset managers said the trend could be reversed if certain conditions — like capital market integration and economic policy changes — were met.—
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And here, roundabouts make a major difference because drivers don’t turn left in front of oncoming traffic.—
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But its differences will also keep it fresh, since Borderland has a sci-fi twist to it, whereas Squid Game is grounded in the real world.—
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“Modification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modification. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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