amends
noun
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: compensation for a loss or injury : recompense
trying to make amends for his bad behavior
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After decades of tension, Graham Nash and David Crosby were en route to make amends, until the latter died in January at age 81.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2023
But Michele told Harris that she's done a lot of soul-searching and has tried to make amends.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2023
That convinces him that the best way to make amends is to pass himself off as a grunt in the DeMeo Crew’s organized crime syndicate, with the goal of getting close with the head of the family — capo Roy DeMeo (Abeckaser).
—Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Feb. 2023
In these cases, the customer is right, and the business should do everything in its power to make amends.
—Michael Podolsky, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2023
But Michele told Harris that she's done a lot of soul-searching and has tried to make amends.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2023
That convinces him that the best way to make amends is to pass himself off as a grunt in the DeMeo Crew’s organized crime syndicate, with the goal of getting close with the head of the family — capo Roy DeMeo (Abeckaser).
—Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Feb. 2023
In these cases, the customer is right, and the business should do everything in its power to make amends.
—Michael Podolsky, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
See All Example Sentences for amends
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“Amends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amends. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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amends
singular or plural noun
: something done or given by a person to make up for a loss or injury he or she has caused
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