1
as in improved
to make better
trying to amend the situation of the striking workers by supplying them with minimal food supplies
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as in corrected
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from
the Bill of Rights was adopted in an effort to amend a constitution that seemed to many to be deficient in guaranteeing individual rights
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as in reformed
to change one's behavior or character for the better
the judge had heard the defendant promise before that he would amend
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Recent Examples of amended
After Emmert’s conviction, the legislature amended the state’s criminal trespassing statute to exclude floating on a river’s surface.
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Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
1 July 2026
Plant the flowers in loose, well-draining potting mix amended with compost for better drainage results.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
1 July 2026
Kathy Hebda, chancellor for the division of Florida colleges, said the college admissions criteria was changed to adhere to state law, but opponents and legislators have questioned why the rule needed to be amended.
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Cbs Miami Team,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Florida Florida’s state legislature in 2021 amended several of its laws regarding transgender students and school sports.
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Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
The fund was amended last year to allow the agency to use up to one-third of it – or about $108 million – to meet cash flow needs, pending approval from the director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
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Jillian Taylor,
StateImpact,
30 June 2026
Nikki Johnson, Pacheco’s chief of staff, only said in an email that the bill will be amended back to the version that passed in the Assembly, which only tackled the length of time government agencies had to respond to records requests.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
29 June 2026
The proposal unveiled Friday calls for the five-year-old agreement to be amended to ensure that those contingency funds can be used to cover the city’s costs in the event that other revenue is not enough to pay for certain city services provided during the Games.
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David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
After Young amended the curriculum to remove one definition of slavery for third-graders for redundancy, Clark accused some board members of whitewashing history.
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Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2026
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
1 July 2026
Plant the flowers in loose, well-draining potting mix amended with compost for better drainage results.
—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
1 July 2026
Kathy Hebda, chancellor for the division of Florida colleges, said the college admissions criteria was changed to adhere to state law, but opponents and legislators have questioned why the rule needed to be amended.
—
Cbs Miami Team,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Florida Florida’s state legislature in 2021 amended several of its laws regarding transgender students and school sports.
—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
The fund was amended last year to allow the agency to use up to one-third of it – or about $108 million – to meet cash flow needs, pending approval from the director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
—
Jillian Taylor,
StateImpact,
30 June 2026
Nikki Johnson, Pacheco’s chief of staff, only said in an email that the bill will be amended back to the version that passed in the Assembly, which only tackled the length of time government agencies had to respond to records requests.
—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
29 June 2026
The proposal unveiled Friday calls for the five-year-old agreement to be amended to ensure that those contingency funds can be used to cover the city’s costs in the event that other revenue is not enough to pay for certain city services provided during the Games.
—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
After Young amended the curriculum to remove one definition of slavery for third-graders for redundancy, Clark accused some board members of whitewashing history.
—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amended
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Advances in childbirth — including prenatal care, Cesarean sections, blood transfusions, antibiotics and neonatal intensive care — also dramatically improved maternal and infant survival compared with colonial America.
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The incursions showed drone defenses in Europe need to rapidly be improved, the IISS said.
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After his own vision was corrected as a child, an encounter with a child his age in Cairo — living a starkly different life — sparked a lifelong mission to help others see.
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By the time the boundary issues were partially corrected in the 1960s, both the cemetery and the surrounding Black community had been largely erased from public memory.
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Proposition 65, also known as Prop65, signed into law in California in 1986 and later reformed in 2018, reshaped manufacturing and product labeling practices across retail.
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Post-Ronnettes, Ronnie pursued a solo career, briefly reformed the group with two new members and collaborated with the likes of Eddie Money, Southside Johnny and Joey Ramone.
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It isn't intended to be enhanced by treating the inmate with hostility and cruelty.
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Others, already on the flight home, leave with their reputations enhanced, their followers multiplied and their place in World Cup folklore secure.
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Outfield and utility Kaylee Vien, senior, Byron Nelson The Temple College signee rewrote the Byron Nelson record books, setting single-season program marks in hits, doubles, home runs and RBIs while also breaking the career home run record.
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Franchetti rewrote the bill ten times, and this week, Assemblyman Charles Lavine said both sides of the aisle in Albany came together on Kyra's Law.
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And the institutions built on treating people as averages started to lag behind a reality that no longer behaved that way.
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What matters most is that the E3800LFP consistently behaved like a serious backup platform throughout testing.
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“Amended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amended. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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