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 amendment received the last approval needed from Congress on Wednesday and it has been sent to Sheinbaum for her signature.
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Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
The plan would call for Democrats to provide the votes needed to advance the GOP bill in exchange for a vote on an amendment with their own one-month stopgap measure, which would almost certainly fail.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
The proposal would have to be put directly to voters through a constitutional amendment, which wouldn’t happen until 2026, at the earliest.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
With the Bitcoin Law amendments and the announced end of El Salvador bitcoin accumulation, the narrative about Bitcoin and the Central American country is under a transformation.
—Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
The plan would call for Democrats to provide the votes needed to advance the GOP bill in exchange for a vote on an amendment with their own one-month stopgap measure, which would almost certainly fail.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
The proposal would have to be put directly to voters through a constitutional amendment, which wouldn’t happen until 2026, at the earliest.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
With the Bitcoin Law amendments and the announced end of El Salvador bitcoin accumulation, the narrative about Bitcoin and the Central American country is under a transformation.
—Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amendment
Noun
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Adaptive Housing: Implement home modifications that offer both aesthetic appeal and lifelong physical accessibility, enabling aging in place.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The next Starliner test flight would seek to confirm that the spacecraft's thrusters function properly after modifications were made to the vehicle's propulsion system, according to Stich.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Italian official said alterations were not detected by eye and only were revealed by examining the seams of the crotch area of the ski suits after the competition.—
Graham Dunbar,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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Intense alteration on early Mars revealed by high-aluminum rocks at Jezero crater.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite has fallen into correction territory, down 12% from its all-time high from December.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
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Volatility Is the Norm—Not a Reason to Sell Stocks entered correction (10% or greater decline) territory, based on the S&P 500, on March 13, 2025.—
John Buckingham,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Amendment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amendment. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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