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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
Maybe amending the Sports Broadcasting Act is part of a solution that unlocks billions in television revenue.
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Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
The settlement will lead to NASCAR amending existing charters with new terms.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Andreatta has since issued statements and videos clarifying and amending her statements.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
But that infuriated moderates who had been promised a vote Friday on amending House Republican leadership’s health care plan, which doesn’t include any extension of the tax credits.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
But no amount of money could compete with what Carr says Dina left Esperanza in her will, paperwork that Dina has no memory of amending.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
On top of that, the government is working on amending the country’s Land Law — which went into effect in 2024 — to streamline land acquisition for investors and ultimately facilitate real estate and infrastructure projects, especially those that may have stalled.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025
In order for that to get the green light, a supermajority of lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate would need to approve amending the state constitution before sending it to the voters.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
The policy change affecting Ocean Beach was characterized by city officials as amending the municipal code to simply clarify what was already allowed.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
The settlement will lead to NASCAR amending existing charters with new terms.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Andreatta has since issued statements and videos clarifying and amending her statements.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
But that infuriated moderates who had been promised a vote Friday on amending House Republican leadership’s health care plan, which doesn’t include any extension of the tax credits.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
But no amount of money could compete with what Carr says Dina left Esperanza in her will, paperwork that Dina has no memory of amending.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
On top of that, the government is working on amending the country’s Land Law — which went into effect in 2024 — to streamline land acquisition for investors and ultimately facilitate real estate and infrastructure projects, especially those that may have stalled.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025
In order for that to get the green light, a supermajority of lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate would need to approve amending the state constitution before sending it to the voters.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
The policy change affecting Ocean Beach was characterized by city officials as amending the municipal code to simply clarify what was already allowed.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amending
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Corporate use cases include employee well-being programs aimed at reducing burnout and improving focus.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Lazzarini was in Turkey for talks with officials on improving humanitarian access in Gaza.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Start your very own love affair with Outcrease Retinol Trifecta Serum by grabbing a bottle today, and check out some of Dermelect’s other skin correcting serums and facial oils below.—
Michelle Baricevic,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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Identifying and correcting errors in federal databases can be difficult, and those errors can have harmful consequences.—
Barbara McQuade,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The 1996 law reforming immigration law did a number of things.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Jan. 2026
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Several provisions in the contract are aimed at reforming operations to bolster public safety infrastructure in the city, Wu’s office said.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
30 Dec. 2025
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People have been complaining about the progressively enhancing degradation in the city for weeks.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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The keyboard designer introduced models to support productivity while enhancing personal expression, crafting tools that feel like they were truly made for the user.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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However, the transition has been slow, largely because switching processor architectures requires rewriting operating systems and applications.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2026
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But no statutory or historical context supports rewriting the statute as the majority undertakes to do.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2025
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In other words, Oklahoma’s largest writer of homeowners insurance was behaving like a crime syndicate.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoma Watch,
13 Jan. 2026
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According to Concord police, Joyce Richardson called 911 on New Year’s Eve and reported her son had knocked her and her husband over and was behaving unpredictably.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Following its own experts’ recommendations to build the capital markets union, the banking union, and common borrowing tools, including a sustainable defense financing mechanism, can go a long way to remedying this situation.—
Douglas Rediker,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Dec. 2025
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The removal allows the bank to grow its balance sheet again, rather than focusing all its efforts on remedying past regulatory mistakes that predate Scharf’s tenure.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Amending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amending. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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