doctored

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/ˈdɒktə(ɹ)d/

adjective

Altered; falsified; skewed; manipulated.

“doctored statistics”

UncommonScrabble 12

Meanings

adjectivedoctored (comparative more doctored, superlative most doctored)

comparative more doctored · superlative most doctored

  1. idiomaticAltered; falsified; skewed; manipulated.

    doctored statistics

    2 more examples

    President Trump sued CBS in a federal court alleging that the interview was deceptively “doctored” to help Harris beat Trump. CBS insisted that it was not doctored.

    2025 February 3, Brian Stelter, “The FCC’s battle with CBS over its Harris interview is raising red flags”, in CNN

    There were doctored photographs on X of [Cole Tomas] Allen posing alongside Tom Hanks and Barack Obama.

    2026 June 14, Eli Saslow, Erin Schaff, “The World’s Leading Deepfake Expert No Longer Trusts His Own Eyes”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of doctor
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APA

doctored. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctored

MLA

“doctored.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctored. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doctored,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctored.

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