Thesaurus results for AMENDATORY

amendatory

adjective

ə-ˈmen-də-ˌtȯr-ē

Definition of amendatory

as in corrective

serving to raise or adjust something to some standard or proper condition a bill of rights was seen as a much-needed amendatory supplement to the national constitution

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Recent Examples of amendatory His amendatory language tightens the bill in that regard by only penalizing the companies found guilty of sharing Montanans’ data with foreign adversaries. — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2023 Raoul’s comments on Tuesday came one day after Rauner used his amendatory veto powers to rewrite a gun control measure that would have established a 72-hour waiting period to purchase assault-style weapons. — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 16 May 2018

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The whole film feels like a communion, or maybe a long conversation about movies among friends and colleagues — a place to think and respond at length, a corrective to the world of social media.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Successful compensation architects know how to spot these warning signs and take swift corrective action when needed.

— Matt Bartels, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of corrective

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As part of the reformative aims of the convict system, many of these men were incarcerated at Fremantle Prison, trained, and put to work on infrastructure projects such as bridges, roads, and public buildings.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
Fifty-five years after Martin Luther King's death, African Americans continue to proudly honor his reformative legacy in Phoenix.

— The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2024

Definition of reformative

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The offense was far from perfect, specifically the inexcusable pick-6 Burrow threw to Trotter in the second half to allow Tampa Bay back in the game, but the under-center formation proved beneficial and effective.

— Zak Keefer, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Nuñez-Roches, a champion with the Bucs in the 2020 season, hopes his experience will be beneficial.

— Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

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