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
Backfill with the original soil amended with organic matter to add nutrients and improve drainage.
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Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
An initial estimate reported 114,000 screenings, a possible record, but it was later amended by airport officials.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
And Cipriani later amended his complaint adding Paramount, David and Larry Ellisons, RedBird Capital and Paramount’s board of directors as defendants.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
The Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended in 1996, directed the EPA to publish the Contaminant Candidate List every five years.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The rule has been previously amended to allow onside kicks at any point in the game and not just in the fourth quarter.
—Nick Harris
april 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Since its inception, the Protocol has been amended six times, most recently — and most consequentially — in Kigali in 2016.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Under Kennedy’s leadership, the federal agency has overhauled the committee that issues vaccine recommendations and amended longstanding guidance for childhood immunizations.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
Early in the law’s history, Congress amended it to include an exemption.
—Dan Salas, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2026
Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
An initial estimate reported 114,000 screenings, a possible record, but it was later amended by airport officials.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
And Cipriani later amended his complaint adding Paramount, David and Larry Ellisons, RedBird Capital and Paramount’s board of directors as defendants.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
The Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended in 1996, directed the EPA to publish the Contaminant Candidate List every five years.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The rule has been previously amended to allow onside kicks at any point in the game and not just in the fourth quarter.
—Nick Harris
april 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Since its inception, the Protocol has been amended six times, most recently — and most consequentially — in Kigali in 2016.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Under Kennedy’s leadership, the federal agency has overhauled the committee that issues vaccine recommendations and amended longstanding guidance for childhood immunizations.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
Early in the law’s history, Congress amended it to include an exemption.
—Dan Salas, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amended
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Mansfield improved to 8-12-1 overall and 4-3 in district while Legacy dropped to 18-6 and 5-2.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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My sleep schedule improved This was the earliest sign that things were changing.—
Desireé Oostland,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2026
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While star trackers mounted on Orion indicate where the vehicle is pointing, potential misalignments between the star trackers and the communications terminal can only be fully measured and corrected once in space.—
Adam Bluestein,
Scientific American,
5 Apr. 2026
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The eatery scored 49 in a follow-up inspection and inspectors noted that the outstanding violations were not corrected.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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The submission is, in effect, a manifesto for its continued existence, and stakes out a case for why the BBC’s licence fee funding model needs to be reformed to boost the corporation’s coffers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Maybe reformed the sausage into meatballs and sauteed them?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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At the Smart Works capsule collection launch in 2019, Meghan enhanced the look with gold accessories and brown heels.—
Katherine J Igoe,
InStyle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Microsoft, whose stock sunk 23% in the first quarter, has ramped up spending on data centers for cloud customers such as OpenAI, and investors are seeking signs that products enhanced with AI models will boost revenue and profitability.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Verge noticed that Google's AI rewrote the headline on PCMag's story about the FCC foreign drone ban to suggest that the agency had reversed its ban.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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In December, a Missouri appeals court rewrote the language that Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins had crafted for the measure.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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Even amputated mating arms behaved the same way, responding to progesterone but not to other molecules.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2026
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Stephanie Vaquer has spoken out after a fan behaved inappropriately toward her outside Madison Square Garden following the March 30 episode of Raw.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Amended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amended. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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