as in amendments
a change designed to correct or improve a written work
the governor's numerous emendations to the speechwriter's first draft left nary a sentence untouched
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amendments
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The legislation's proponents have called on him to use a maneuver known as a talking filibuster to sidestep the 60-vote threshold for ending debate, but doing so would eat up valuable floor time and enable Democrats to offer unlimited amendments.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026 -
One of the amendments included hospital police officers.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Emendations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emendations. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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