correctional

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correctional
Adjective
  • Proactive Regulatory Engagement Rather than awaiting punitive laws, leaders should shape ethical norms: • Fairness Pledges: Company commitments to cap surge pricing during crises, like natural disasters.
    Durga Krishnamoorthy, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
  • However, that is now changing as the wealthy flee a punitive new tax regime, with potentially severe consequences for the country.
    Ian King, CNBC, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • Iran’s Islamic Republic government likely will block it because, aside from Panahi’s outspoken stance against its stranglehold on democracy that has landed him in prison twice, the film is highly critical of Iran’s penal system on the back of the director’s own firsthand experiences.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 25 June 2025
  • In the report on El Salvador, whose penal system has become a dumping ground for migrants deported from the United States, there will be no details on the conditions in those prisons.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • Furthermore, additional attention to the matter appears to be resulting in voluntary corrective action.
    Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Few drug classes undergo such continuous surveillance and are subject to such swift corrective action when genuine risks emerge.
    Jake Scott, The Conversation, 26 June 2025
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“Correctional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correctional. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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