1
as in improving
to make better
trying to amend the situation of the striking workers by supplying them with minimal food supplies
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as in correcting
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from
the Bill of Rights was adopted in an effort to amend a constitution that seemed to many to be deficient in guaranteeing individual rights
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as in reforming
to change one's behavior or character for the better
the judge had heard the defendant promise before that he would amend
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Recent Examples of amending
After amending your soil with compost or aged manure before planting, these heavy-feeding plants need an additional side-dressing with a balanced organic fertilizer when their leafy shoots emerge in spring.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
As a compromise, Joyce proposed amending the proposal to include housing at least 10 years old.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
The Patriots should not be finished amending their roster after Tuesday’s roster cuts and Wednesday’s waiver claims and practice squad signings.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
That’s because Gables city commissioners earlier this year already voted 3-2 vote to make the switch, amending the city charter to move the April 2027 election up to November 2026.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Stauffer also expressed concern that amending this liquor license could open the door for future requests to change other liquor licenses.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
By intent of the Founders, amending the Constitution is an arduous process.
—Nolan Finley, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
However, the process of amending the Constitution is intentionally difficult, aimed at ensuring broad support for changes and limiting alterations to foundational laws.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
In September, residents of Parkmount Road, in the Danforth district, petitioned their city councilor to remove permissions for garden suites by amending a zoning bylaw.
—Michael Kaminer, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
As a compromise, Joyce proposed amending the proposal to include housing at least 10 years old.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
The Patriots should not be finished amending their roster after Tuesday’s roster cuts and Wednesday’s waiver claims and practice squad signings.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
That’s because Gables city commissioners earlier this year already voted 3-2 vote to make the switch, amending the city charter to move the April 2027 election up to November 2026.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Stauffer also expressed concern that amending this liquor license could open the door for future requests to change other liquor licenses.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
By intent of the Founders, amending the Constitution is an arduous process.
—Nolan Finley, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
However, the process of amending the Constitution is intentionally difficult, aimed at ensuring broad support for changes and limiting alterations to foundational laws.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
In September, residents of Parkmount Road, in the Danforth district, petitioned their city councilor to remove permissions for garden suites by amending a zoning bylaw.
—Michael Kaminer, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amending
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But instead of improving, L’s mental health deteriorated.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Resting your eyes, adjusting your digital screen settings, or improving your posture can often relieve symptoms without medical intervention.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
10 Sep. 2025
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A little over the top, maybe, but full marks for acknowledging a mistake and correcting it quickly.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Their innovation was something called backpropagation, or backprop for short, which was a method for correcting the outputs of the middle, hidden layer of neurons during each training pass so that the network as a whole could learn efficiently.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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While the former demands fiscal consolidation from France’s leadership, the latter is opposed to spending cuts and reforms — such as raising the retirement age and reforming the pension system — that economists see as necessary to balance the books.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Edwards says restoring and reforming the program would ensure rural communities have more equitable access to funding meant to protect against disasters.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Russia’s growing military ties with North Korea – capped with the signing of a mutual defense treaty last year – have raised concerns that in exchange for arms and troops, Putin may assist Pyongyang in enhancing its missile technology and nuclear weapons delivery systems.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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While primarily designed for high availability, this also means data and operations are protected against localized security events or attacks, enhancing data integrity and system uptime even under duress.—
Khash Kiani,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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How is Tumi rewriting the playbook for a luxury, lifestyle house?—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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My wooden Slazenger made hitting winners difficult in the same way that my humming Selectric made rewriting sentences cumbersome.—
Thomas Swick
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But, although the rise in dismissals of this sort may be more a product of the greater likelihood of them being reported rather than an outright increase, there may also be a sense in which some chief executives are behaving badly because of their status.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Hardly seems like enough to cow these arrogant companies into behaving, especially when their business model is so intrinsically tied to hoovering up other people’s information and creative work.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There is optimism that the imminent return of Ryan Gravenberch, suspended against Bournemouth following a red card in the final fixture of last season, will go some way to remedying Liverpool’s struggles to defend fast breaks.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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Strong relationships, communicating any delays and remedying any hiccups in transport can be the difference between losing that customer over one incident versus continuing to do business with them for the long term.—
Toni Pisano,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Amending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amending. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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