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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
In response to the wildcat correction officers strike, Hochul more than two weeks ago posted several thousand National Guardsmen to the prisons.
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
Meghan Markle—correction: Meghan Sussex—has whipped up a pop cultural frenzy with the drop of her new Netflix series, With Love, Meghan.
—Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
That recommendation was also echoed by the district attorney’s office, the court’s probation department and the state corrections department.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
From a technical perspective, declining bullish sentiment is needed for a correction in a positive trend.
—Tom Aspray, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
Meghan Markle—correction: Meghan Sussex—has whipped up a pop cultural frenzy with the drop of her new Netflix series, With Love, Meghan.
—Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
That recommendation was also echoed by the district attorney’s office, the court’s probation department and the state corrections department.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
From a technical perspective, declining bullish sentiment is needed for a correction in a positive trend.
—Tom Aspray, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correction
Noun
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The amendment resembled legislation that was scheduled for a hearing in February but withdrawn by the sponsor, said Lopez, who called for its defeat.—
Danielle J. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Mar. 2025
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The filing also notes that certain convertible promissory notes are currently in default, with management negotiating amendments to extend maturity dates.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Leadership strategies that involve coercion, and emphasize punishment, don’t feel very modern.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Columbia University on Thursday announced some students who occupied a campus building last spring during anti-Israel protests would face a range of punishments, including expulsions and suspensions.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
14 Mar. 2025
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However, the most serious penalty is intact—Google's popular Chrome browser is still on the chopping block.—
Ryan Whitwam,
Ars Technica,
10 Mar. 2025
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And that included nine penalties against him in only seven games last fall.—
Pat Leonard,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2025
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Some of the wrath online was directed specifically at Sacks, who touted and backed various cryptocurrencies as a VC before joining the Trump administration, and whose firm, Craft Ventures, is an investor in crypto index fund manager Bitwise.—
Ari Levy,MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2025
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How the process played out underscores how wary Republicans are of incurring Trump’s wrath only weeks into his administration.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Correction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correction. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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