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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
There's no visible distortion of which to speak in either Raw or JPG images, as the lens draws properly straight lines, even without the aid of a correction profile.
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PCMAG, 12 Feb. 2025
At the scene, deputies discovered the victim was a 39-year-old off-duty corrections deputy.
—Christina Shaw, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
That was often enough to strip them of the scant freedoms they were afforded in prison, decisions that were made not by judges but by corrections administrators, and that were all too difficult to undo.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Robert Brooks, 43, was brutally beaten with his hands tied behind his back by corrections officers while in custody at Marcy Correction Facility on Dec. 9.
—Casey Pritchard, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
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PCMAG, 12 Feb. 2025
At the scene, deputies discovered the victim was a 39-year-old off-duty corrections deputy.
—Christina Shaw, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
That was often enough to strip them of the scant freedoms they were afforded in prison, decisions that were made not by judges but by corrections administrators, and that were all too difficult to undo.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Robert Brooks, 43, was brutally beaten with his hands tied behind his back by corrections officers while in custody at Marcy Correction Facility on Dec. 9.
—Casey Pritchard, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correction
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The filing also details various financial agreements, including amendments to revolving credit facilities and related party loans.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
7 Feb. 2025
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As a constitutional amendment, Okuniewicz’s bill will need approval by two-thirds of the House and Senate, as well as approval by voters.—
Ian Max Stevenson,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Feb. 2025
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All of these moves have offered a window into how Mr. Martin might deal with Mr. Trump’s suggestions that his adversaries should face some sort of punishment.—
Eileen Sullivan,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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In what President Donald Trump says is a move to protect the rule of law and free speech advocates see as an attack on it, the White House is promising tougher punishments for vandalizing public monuments, statues and religious displays.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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City went 2-1 ahead in the 80th minute after Erling Haaland scored from the penalty spot, only for Brahim Diaz and Jude Bellingham to then hit back for the Spanish side.—
Dan Sheldon,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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That would exceed the highest CBT penalty threshold, set at $301 million this season, for the second year in a row.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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The permitting reform that was supposed to pass in parallel with the climate bill never became law because of Republican recalcitrance and Democratic fears of incurring the wrath of environmentalists.—
Jason Furman,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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In a nutshell, Queen Cassiopeia’s vanity was only eclipsed by the wrath of Greek gods, namely Hera, the queen of the gods, and Poseidon, the god of the sea.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Correction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correction. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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