correctional

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for correctional
Adjective
  • By moving away from punitive measures and embracing inclusive leadership, organizations can foster a committed and high-performing workforce, ensuring long-term success in an increasingly competitive landscape.
    Chris Westfall, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • What happens if foreign countries respond with either tariffs or some other punitive measure?
    Aroop Mukharji, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The rough isn't penal, so driver is not necessarily a key this week.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • On July 8, 1936, Cowell arrived at San Quentin, the largest prison in a state penal system that ranked high among the country’s worst.
    Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • But the new administration last month halted a Biden-era plan for noncompliant hospices to take corrective action or risk being kicked out of Medicare.
    Maya Goldman, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
  • In presenting the game, Lund develops a passionately analytical aesthetic of baseball that offers a corrective to the way it’s usually depicted.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Correctional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correctional. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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