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Discover LudwigThe phrase "alter the mood" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing changes in atmosphere or emotional tone, often in contexts like literature, music, or social situations.
Example: "The lighting in the room was dimmed to alter the mood for the romantic dinner."
Alternatives: "change the atmosphere" or "shift the tone."
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Splashes and garnishes can also do a lot to alter the mood of a drink.
But, he said, a few notable examples could alter the mood of the market.
It didn't so much alter the mood as bend the mind.
Does she spin them at all? Rewrite the pronouns, alter the mood?
For example, new windows looking out onto the courtyard radically alter the mood of the second-floor galleries.
An economic reversal could alter the mood, but for now Republicans also see the possibility of gains in the House and retaking control of the Senate.
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This remains the great delusion of both the American left (which imagines that holding cultural power is the same as holding power) and of the right (who imagine that claiming political power will alter the moods and minds of Americans).
The introduction of Smith altered the mood of the tie.
Reverse swing, the great game-changer, has altered the mood of the match.
Mané altered the mood with his first goal in six matches.
Not since Michael Mann ("Miami Vice") and David Lynch ("Twin Peaks") has a single mind so altered the mood of TV.
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