modulations

noun

plural of modulation
as in adjustments

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  1. adjustments
  2. amendments
  3. transformations
  4. regulations
  5. distortions
  6. tweaks
  7. deformations
  8. fluctuations
Noun
  • Miller makes the statistical adjustments required to nail the probabilities inherent in the prices.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Bel glows with a kind of rude Californian health and goes once a week for chiropractic adjustments, including of her jaw.
    — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of adjustments
Noun
  • The lawmakers also said CMS should publicize the contracts and contract amendments.
    — Samantha Liss, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • For calendar-year companies, that means the 2026 audit is the first audit subject to those amendments.
    — Jacqueline DeStefano-Tangorra, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of amendments
Noun
  • The £1 billion Masterplan project is among the most comprehensive transformations in the history of the British Museum.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Superlong Cher has undergone many hair transformations over the years.
    — Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of transformations
Noun
  • There’s too often little reporting on roller-coaster incidents, in part because rules and regulations can vary by state, and also because most infractions are deemed relatively minor and quickly handled in-house by the various parks.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • But delivering on that promise remains complicated, as businesses still have to juggle banks, payment providers, and a patchwork of regulations.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of regulations
Noun
  • These weren't the old deep fake videos of the past that are full of distortions.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • These accusations are utter nonsense, concocted from distortions, half-truths and lies.
    — Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of distortions
Noun
  • But as this season’s street style demonstrates, a few styling tweaks can take the combination well beyond the room.
    — Olivia Allen, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
  • But the tweaks might not be enough to rule out that possibility.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of tweaks
Noun
  • Topologists are therefore interested in how the n-dimensional Poincaré conjecture turns out when only diffeomorphic deformations are permitted.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Reference markers printed directly onto the silicone collar let a tiny onboard camera measure those deformations in real time.
    — Omar Kardoudi April 23, New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of deformations
Noun
  • Migraine Migraine, a neurological disorder that can cause throbbing headaches, light sensitivity and visual changes, is particularly sensitive to estrogen fluctuations.
    — Cheyenne Buckingham, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Farms are at the behest of market fluctuations, domestic policy, international relations and mother nature.
    — Saige Miller, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of fluctuations
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