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 latest in a long series of corrective measures was a thirteen-per-cent state income tax on millionaires, which went into effect in 2012 and is due to expire in 2030.

— Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Employees who fail to comply may be subject to corrective or disciplinary action, according to the draft policy.

— Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 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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Put Hill’s connection with the Chiefs aside from a moment and even still the signing would be beneficial for a team that still has Super Bowl aspirations.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Most high risk drugs have a narrow range of a beneficial dose, and concentrations beyond this can cause significant harm to the patient.

— Esha Desai, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

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