Alter
Alter verb - To make different in some way.
Reset
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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It's revealed that they use a special form of internal mechanism to alter the tension and position of muscles and even fracture and reset bone.
Source: Painful Transformation - It follows Mike and Zoey in their final run for the million dollar prize, with Mike finally overcoming his evil alter-ego Mal by means of a reset button pressed inside his head, erasing Mal and his other personalities.
Source: Esoteric Happy Ending -
Torchwood: Revealed courtesy of Martha Jones in the episode "Reset", enough exposure to time radiation will forever alter you down to the genetic level, which had the added effect of granting a limited immunity/resistance to being caught up in events that change the timestream in unnatural ways.
Source: Locked into Strangeness
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