as in modification
a change designed to correct or improve a written work
the article as written requires only one factual amendment
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Recent Examples of amendment
The political committee’s purpose was to defeat the marijuana amendment.
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
Senate Democrats also proposed an amendment to fund pediatric cancer research and programs to increase birth control access.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
House lawmakers Friday approved amendments to House Bill 96, which allows government entities to display only certain flags, such as the official Idaho, U.S. and state flags.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2025
That limits debate and only gives opponents until April 2 to submit amendments.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
Senate Democrats also proposed an amendment to fund pediatric cancer research and programs to increase birth control access.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
House lawmakers Friday approved amendments to House Bill 96, which allows government entities to display only certain flags, such as the official Idaho, U.S. and state flags.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2025
That limits debate and only gives opponents until April 2 to submit amendments.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amendment
Noun
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Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection Adapted from Nora Ephron’s eponymous 1983 novel, Heartburn recounts with certain slight modifications the events that precipitated her divorce from journalist Carl Bernstein in 1980.—
Marley Marius,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2025
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Open-source software generally refers to software in which the source code is made freely available on the web for possible modification and redistribution.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
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The menu alterations were caught and court records show that none of the changes ever reached the printing stage.—
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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In her hands, every alteration is an act of care—a continuation of Black sartorial tradition and a subtle resistance to being forgotten.—
Shelton Boyd-Griffith,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2025
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Will this be the relatively rare — if not fully unique — correction cycle where the broader public wasn’t fully scared away and was quickly rewarded?—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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The market correction this year has been driven by the White House’s policy, Stovall said, which is historically rare.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Amendment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amendment. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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