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Discover LudwigThe phrase "alters completely" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where something changes in a total or thorough manner.
Example: "The new policy alters completely the way we approach customer service."
Alternatives: "changes entirely" or "transforms completely."
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"It alters completely the way writers get treated".
A few anchovies are melted into the sauce (their taste alters completely when they are cooked), making it richer and more complex.
To elaborate on this issue further, if we were to change the above example slightly, as in (60a) or (60b) below, we witness how the meaning of the clause alters completely, which leads us again to question whether there really exists a predictable extension of a process, as the CG contends.
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A change of these fusuma will alter completely the appearance of a room, and their removal will convert two or more rooms into one.
That relief turned to joy when Commons' powerful drive just before the end of the first half changed the complexion of the game, which altered completely three minutes into the second half when Samaras levelled.
It had been an almost recreational innings, entirely free of tension or even the need to press particularly hard, the balance of the match altered completely on what seems certain to be a low-scoring pitch (if only because England are going to bat on it twice).
Most of them have been abandoned and destroyed or reconstructed with concrete or cement based materials, altering completely their original characteristics.
In contrast to bulk material, in thin nanowires, the stacking sequence changes easily, and under particular growth conditions can be altered completely to the wurtzite (WZ) crystal structure [8].
The landscape of the game had altered completely and, with 20 minutes left, McLeish introduced Agbonlahor, who had been struggling with a shoulder injury in the build-up to the game, for Heskey.
I've found that my words have been altered completely in some news pieces and that's also frustrating.
Yet when these inherently unpredictable events occur, they alter completely the course of our future in ways we can never anticipate.
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