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as in amendment
a change designed to correct or improve a written work
the copy editor's corrections were marked in red
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as in punishment
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
received a severe correction after the third offense
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Recent Examples of correction
Per the resolution and sheriff’s office, the system will be paid for via the office’s corrections detainee food budget and through the payments made by participants in the monitoring program.
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
Usually during corrections in the S & P 500 the VIX goes up .
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Premiere Pro has a nifty AI tool that detects most video formats and automatically applies the appropriate color corrections.
—PC Magazine, 9 June 2025
Initially, California corrections officials stated that Ramirez died of natural causes, per the Los Angeles Times.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 7 June 2025
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
Usually during corrections in the S & P 500 the VIX goes up .
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Premiere Pro has a nifty AI tool that detects most video formats and automatically applies the appropriate color corrections.
—PC Magazine, 9 June 2025
Initially, California corrections officials stated that Ramirez died of natural causes, per the Los Angeles Times.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correction
Noun
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The language used to define hemp is similar to an amendment to the new Farm Bill that was approved last year by the U.S. House Agriculture Committee.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The amendment to the city charter also gave Brown, along with future mayors, the ability to hire and fire City Hall’s top official, which today is the city administrator.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The least successful team members in each episode endures a final punishment.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 June 2025
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Throughout, the novel chips away at its foundational questions: Does there exist a punishment equal to the atrocity of killing one’s child?—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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But in the last several years, especially with the makeup of the General Assembly becoming more progressive, lawmakers let the penalty enhancement provisions expire, made the diversion program permanent and removed its age restriction.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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The Biden administration had blocked the transfer in 2022, in line with the former president's opposition to the death penalty.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Does that mean the nine California Republicans, all of whom voted last month for the tax and spending bill, could face his political wrath?—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025
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More to Read Voices Contributor: Once, international students feared Beijing’s wrath.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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“Correction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correction. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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