as in to amend
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from
let me get the store manager, and he'll rectify the invoice for your order
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Recent Examples of rectify
The government will counter by producing multiple witnesses from Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Microsoft, and others to explain how their search businesses were stymied by Google and how hacking off Chrome could rectify that.
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Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
Thankfully, lawmakers have recognized the absurdity of this framework and stepped up to rectify it.
—Robert Melvin, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
Adding the aforementioned shear wall to the building can rectify conditions related to the south elevator shaft but not the sliding exceedance at the north stair shaft.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Already this year, the city has laid off 42 employees and demoted 34 others to rectify a deep budget shortfall in its current fiscal year.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
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Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
Thankfully, lawmakers have recognized the absurdity of this framework and stepped up to rectify it.
—Robert Melvin, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
Adding the aforementioned shear wall to the building can rectify conditions related to the south elevator shaft but not the sliding exceedance at the north stair shaft.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Already this year, the city has laid off 42 employees and demoted 34 others to rectify a deep budget shortfall in its current fiscal year.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectify
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The response was not enough for Rascon-Rivas, who started an online petition to amend the policy, the outlet reported.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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The constitutional amendment, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Arkansas, would prohibit the state Legislature from amending or repealing constitutional amendments and require a statewide vote by the people before changing the state's direct democracy process.—
Neal Earley,
Arkansas Online,
22 May 2025
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But given that Brendan was just carved up, Kev quickly corrects his mum.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
18 May 2025
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This story has been corrected to show that Boston and Reese got double technical fouls, not Clark and Reese.—
Michael Marot,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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There is no easy way to remedy that feeling, either, when socialising, as a neurodiverse person, can be so exhausting, fraught and painful.—
Katie Whyatt,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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The company, which is slated to join the S&P 500 next week, said the incident will cost between $180 million and $400 million to remedy.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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“Rectify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectify. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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