righting

Definition of rightingnext
present participle of right

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Verb
  • In his nitpicking and narcissism, the relatability of his grievances and his unhinged methods of redressing them, Ron also resembles a younger, Middle American version of Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm antihero.
    Judy Berman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Then, in the wake of George Floyd's viral murder and the national reckoning over Black lives, institutions like the Recording Academy began redressing their historic role in Black artists being criminally overlooked.
    Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With the advent of better cancer-screening tools, survival rates are improving, and wonder-drug therapeutics for many conditions are now on the market.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In recent designs, AIP modules can extend underwater endurance from roughly two days to several weeks, significantly improving stealth and operational flexibility.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols proposed a $105 million private trust, called Road to Repair, aimed at ameliorating the long-term damage of the massacre through scholarships, housing, and general reinvestment in Tulsa’s Greenwood district.
    Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Abramovich then opened new businesses in Anadyr and set about spending more of his own money on bettering the lives of local residents.
    Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Berry has been an outspoken advocate for women’s health who has supported both state and federal initiatives related to bettering health outcomes or health care access for aging women.
    Surina Venkat, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • But Fishman and Redford are far more interested in whiz-bang filters and digital effects, distractions to appeal to short-form entertainment devotees, which had the ironic side effect of wildly shortening my interest.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Most of the speakers said the solution to lengthy meetings is to meet more often, as the commissioners used to, not shortening the number of times public commenters can sign up.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Righting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/righting. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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