1
as in treating
to give medical treatment to
a pledge to doctor the burn victims until they were whole again
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2
as in repairing
to put into good shape or working order again
spends his spare time doctoring old clocks
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3
as in adjusting
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 Synonyms for doctoring
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Its treating its legends better than ever.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025 -
Emerging technologies are capable of treating leachate more efficiently, reducing the need for energy-intensive pretreatment processes.—
Dan Kelly,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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By adjusting the magnetic field’s strength, the robot’s flight path may be accurately controlled.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2025
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By adjusting the rate of pellet injections and corresponding laser pulses per second, Marvel’s fusion power plant can adjust the overall energy output to market demand, according to details provided by the company.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2025
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An Interview with Diane Wilson Sarah Neilson Talking to the author of The Seed Keeper about the tragedies of modern agriculture, and restoring Indigenous foods to communities as one way of healing historical trauma.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025
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Relieve the holiday stress with a sound healing class at the San Antonio Museum of Art, 9-10am.—
Megan Stringer,
Axios,
3 Jan. 2025
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There’s some anomaly at play here that needs fixing.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Watson had battled soft-tissue injuries in his first two seasons before seeing a specialist after the 2023 season and fixing his hamstrings.—
Matt Schneidman,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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The people who succeed in adapting to new challenges aren’t the ones who never fail—they’re the ones who don’t let failure stop them.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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This vulnerability reinforces why organizations must evolve beyond fraud awareness and, in partnership with their financial institutions, adopt prevention strategies, practices and technologies that can keep pace with the constantly adapting threat.—
David Culbertson,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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These data points are critical in reconstructing a timeline of events, particularly in cases where physical witnesses or traditional evidence may be limited.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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These interactions, logged by cellular providers, form a historical timeline that can be invaluable for reconstructing events and verifying claims about where someone—or at least their phone—was at a specific moment.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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In September, six months after the tornado, the community was still rebuilding, the Dispatch previously reported.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
23 Dec. 2024
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For any leader, rebuilding trust and strengthening connections can reinvigorate organizational culture and drive performance.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Andy Reid isn’t going to change his grinding approach, putting points at a premium.—
Hank Gola,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2025
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The aviation analytics firm found that less than 75% of JetBlue's flights arrived on schedule, putting the airline behind all the major domestic carriers, including some of its low-cost rivals.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Doctoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctoring. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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