as in modification
a change designed to correct or improve a written work
the article as written requires only one factual amendment
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Recent Examples of amendment
The measure marks a retaliatory response from Republican lawmakers, who placed the amendment on the ballot after the 2024 vote that legalized access.
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Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Trump also called for additional amendments to the bill, notably two provisions that have caused some confusion about the language in the latest version.
—Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Tretter already played an integral role as president during COVID-19 and helped negotiate key CBA amendments and launched the NFLPA’s team report cards.
—Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
And after advocates twice failed to get a fetal personhood amendment on the state ballot, the Legislature is now considering a bill that would enshrine the concept in state law by giving embryos and fetuses the same legal status as people in wrongful death suits.
—CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
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Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Trump also called for additional amendments to the bill, notably two provisions that have caused some confusion about the language in the latest version.
—Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Tretter already played an integral role as president during COVID-19 and helped negotiate key CBA amendments and launched the NFLPA’s team report cards.
—Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
And after advocates twice failed to get a fetal personhood amendment on the state ballot, the Legislature is now considering a bill that would enshrine the concept in state law by giving embryos and fetuses the same legal status as people in wrongful death suits.
—CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amendment
Noun
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That outlaws modifications to the home itself, including extra parking or sewer capacity, fire sprinklers, additional entrances or exits, or upgrades to meet current building codes.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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One simple modification that has brought success to Espinal is getting the bat off his shoulder and attacking the count early.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One major alteration is how the death of Scarpetta’s father impacts her future career.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The alteration was discovered in a copy of the Book of the Dead (a tome filled with spells meant to aid the dead in their passage to the afterlife) that is believed to have been commissioned for a royal archive supervisor named Rambose.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
9 Mar. 2026
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The bill exempts the unions that represent police officers, firefighters and corrections officers, whose leaders typically support Republicans, but also applies to unions that represent nurses and utility workers.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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This Harvey just silently materialized — slumped in a wheelchair steered by a bored-looking corrections officer.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Amendment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amendment. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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