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Recent Examples of rectification
Fedorov also believed that this goal of rectification — of achieving immortality — would unite social groups whose mutual fear of death had historically pitted them in opposition to each other.
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Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Incident response times for physical rectification is pegged to drop by 40%.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Incident response times for physical rectification is pegged to drop by 40%.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectification
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In early July, Russell Oswald, New York commissioner of corrections, received a letter with a list of 28 demands for reform, signed by five inmates calling themselves the Attica Liberation Faction.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Matt Reinhart wrote on Facebook that victim Mindy Clifton used to work in corrections in Florida before moving to Tennessee.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The filmmakers are dedicated to advocating for legislative reform around land management at the local and state levels.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Bobbie for Change will collect these testimonies and send them directly to lawmakers, urging reform.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
15 Oct. 2025
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But if city officials like it as is, a plan amendment could be considered.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Before grabbing a host of amendments at the nursery, however, do a soil test through your local extension service to see what your garden actually needs.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Beautyrest adjustable bed has pre-empted your modification needs in many ways, from head-and foot-rest incline options to a zero-gravity preset that provides a feeling of weightlessness.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2025
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The explosion occurred despite SpaceX assuring that what mission teams learned from the seventh flight prompted them to make several modifications to the vehicle.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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As debate continues internationally, the cathedral leadership has reiterated that the installation is entirely temporary, intends no lasting alteration or harm, and seeks to foster inclusive dialogue.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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This alteration confers naked mole-rat cGAS with a greater capacity to stabilize the genome, counteract cellular senescence and organ aging, and promote extended life span and health span.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Oct. 2025
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Since then, Wilson has had four revision surgeries and another procedure to place two new tissue expanders in her forehead.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps differing from the stereotypical English student experience of nights out, hangovers and last-minute revision, this is where some of the country’s finest athletic prospects train.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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To see one of the coolest Black Lagoon transformations, head to the Marigny neighborhood to the award-winning cocktail dive bar, Anna’s.—
Jenny Adams,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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Indiana’s Curt Cignetti, by contrast, has pulled off one of the most impressive transformations in the history of the sport in the span of just 19 games.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The French duo that made distortion divine and disco dangerous is back on American soil.—
Alma Rota,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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With a mass of about 1 million times that of Earth's sun, the object is considered the lowest-mass dark object yet found in the universe by analyzing gravitational distortions of light, according to the team of researchers.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Rectification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectification. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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