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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
Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
There had been some speculation ahead of the sale that the watch had been doctored.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
The suit claims James siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars from First Brands, all while the company doctored its accounts and promised the same collateral to different lenders to secure private loans and off-balance sheet financing.
—Jonathan Randles, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Just as Tamra could have leaked this information and doctored those images, couldn’t Gretchen and Slade have gotten someone to text everyone and blame this all on Tamra?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, six current and former Meta employees came forward this week with new allegations that the company doctored and restricted safety research in an effort to shield it from legal liability.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile doctored images may include some original elements but have been edited to distort reality.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
When Levinson first flashes back to Frank and Vito’s early days, the production boosts credibility by presenting vintage black-and-white stills, doctored to include the cast.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
While reality shows do not work with screenplays that detail every action and line of dialogue, their contents are, more often than not, doctored by producers who steer cast members and twist, misrepresent, or fabricate footage for the sake of entertainment.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 25 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer also doctored an acceptance letter from Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University).
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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.—
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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.—
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Noem said the officer involved was struck by the vehicle and transported to a hospital, where he was treated and later released.—
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All three workers were taken to Wheeling Hospital to be treated for their injuries.—
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That is around the time in which the mission hopes to have their original location repaired and reopened.—
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The dishwasher was unable to properly sanitize wares, meaning employees needed to handwash until it was repaired.—
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Moore said the department has since adjusted both its tactics and decision-making protocols for wildland fires, particularly in high fire severity zones.—
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In that respect, the league seems to have adjusted to the Heat’s game, with the Heat not necessarily adjusting to those adjustments.—
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Mazzola, 43, also allegedly participated in an armed robbery to steal a manipulated shuffling machine.—
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By combining measurements of different elements in Earth's crust and mantle, rock core observations, and natural gamma-ray data from Jurassic-era lake mudstones, the team reconstructed how environmental conditions changed through time.—
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As part of an ongoing excavation, this mosaic floor may be the first in a string of discoveries that will continue to shed light on this ancient city, which was carefully reconstructed after the reign of Alexander the Great.—
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Beach Read In April 2023, Deadline reported that Beach Read would be adapted into a film for 20th Century Studios, and that Kuang would both write the screenplay and direct.—
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Accessibility One room, located on the ground floor, has been adapted for wheelchair users.—
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Without much public debate or planning, these semi-engineered levees took on a critical and unintended role.—
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“Doctored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctored. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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