emendation
noun
emen·da·tion
ˌē-ˌmen-ˈdā-shən 
ˌe-mən-,
e-ˌmen-
1
: the act or practice of emending
2
: an alteration designed to correct or improve
Examples of emendation in a Sentence
the governor's numerous emendations to the speechwriter's first draft left nary a sentence untouched
Recent Examples on the Web
The team has made no emendations to his board-flat and stick-thin physique, no fake tits in sight.
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Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
In the execution scene, the emendations almost seem designed to make an already dismaying narrative intolerable.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
One emendation to the oddsmaker’s craft was the shocking triumph of Leicester City in the English Premier League in 2016.
—Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2018
Likewise, a 2004 emendation and intensification of the act was also ratified, in part, as a response to the death of another child, Victoria Climbié, at the hands of her guardians.
—Tara Isabella Burton, Vox, 27 Apr. 2018
Richard Ouellette’s décor, with a central pavilion amid a grove, serves for both productions, with slight emendations.
—Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2018
Even with the emendations, fewer seats will be available for each production.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018
These letters often included a handwritten emendation of grief or praise.
—Phillip Carter, Slate Magazine, 17 Oct. 2017
Nor would any textual emendation be required to make the point.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 9 June 2017
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Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
In the execution scene, the emendations almost seem designed to make an already dismaying narrative intolerable.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
One emendation to the oddsmaker’s craft was the shocking triumph of Leicester City in the English Premier League in 2016.
—Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2018
Likewise, a 2004 emendation and intensification of the act was also ratified, in part, as a response to the death of another child, Victoria Climbié, at the hands of her guardians.
—Tara Isabella Burton, Vox, 27 Apr. 2018
Richard Ouellette’s décor, with a central pavilion amid a grove, serves for both productions, with slight emendations.
—Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2018
Even with the emendations, fewer seats will be available for each production.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018
These letters often included a handwritten emendation of grief or praise.
—Phillip Carter, Slate Magazine, 17 Oct. 2017
Nor would any textual emendation be required to make the point.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 9 June 2017
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“Emendation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emendation. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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