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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
Others whisper about amending the 22nd Amendment.
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Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
After amending the soil, add a 2 to 3 inch layer of organic mulch to the soil's surface to help slow down moisture evaporation.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
The change would have required amending the city’s municipal code, a multi-month process.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
The senator introduced the SAFE Act last week, an alternative of sorts to the SCORE Act that includes amending the Sports Broadcasting Act to allow schools and conferences to pool media rights.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Their bill would explicitly designate college athletes as employees of their universities by amending definitions in the National Labor Relations Act and expanding the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) jurisdiction to include both public and private universities.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The two Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949 limited the power of the House of Lords, preventing it from amending or blocking laws relating to budgeting.
—Garret Martin, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Hearing process to create citations The charter commission had a change of heart in December and voted to forward the charter amendment to the city council, which also has backed amending the charter.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Though the White House technically lost a lawsuit brought by the Associated Press this spring, the president was still able to spin it as a win for his base by amending the way that all wire publications were included in the routine press pool rotations.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
After amending the soil, add a 2 to 3 inch layer of organic mulch to the soil's surface to help slow down moisture evaporation.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
The change would have required amending the city’s municipal code, a multi-month process.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
The senator introduced the SAFE Act last week, an alternative of sorts to the SCORE Act that includes amending the Sports Broadcasting Act to allow schools and conferences to pool media rights.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Their bill would explicitly designate college athletes as employees of their universities by amending definitions in the National Labor Relations Act and expanding the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) jurisdiction to include both public and private universities.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The two Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949 limited the power of the House of Lords, preventing it from amending or blocking laws relating to budgeting.
—Garret Martin, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Hearing process to create citations The charter commission had a change of heart in December and voted to forward the charter amendment to the city council, which also has backed amending the charter.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Though the White House technically lost a lawsuit brought by the Associated Press this spring, the president was still able to spin it as a win for his base by amending the way that all wire publications were included in the routine press pool rotations.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amending
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Guerra — who represents the 6th District and neighborhoods including Colonial Manor, Elmhurst and Tahoe Park — has served on the City Council since 2015, and has been a vocal advocate for public parks, pedestrian safety and improving local business corridors.—
Hector Amezcua,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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To ward off feelings of isolation, founders and top executives are stepping outside of the office to focus on improving their well-being.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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But instead of tripping in frustration, Benioff rose to the threefold leadership challenge of correcting a media misunderstanding, pulling off another tentpole event for his company, and contributing a major economic boost to his beloved San Francisco.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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To thank is peony root extract, which visibly improves dullness and uneven tone, and the powder’s color-correcting pigments.—
Deanna Pai,
Allure,
23 Oct. 2025
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Prime Minister Micheal Martin said the government was open to reforming the nomination process.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Officials need to spend more time reforming existing programs and less time getting overwrought.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
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These vision-enhancing tools were only available at great cost, and thus only the upper echelon of society’s members was able to access them.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Taiwan, too, should keep enhancing its civil and military defenses while restraining its assertions of sovereignty in cross-strait affairs.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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In South Los Angeles, where chronic absenteeism once seemed like an unsolvable problem, educator and innovator Amen Rahh—known simply as Principal Rahh—is rewriting the narrative.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
27 Oct. 2025
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Yet, private capital is rewriting the rules.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Anyone else in the room would expect to be arrested for behaving in such an indecent way in public, the man said.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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So there was still a rigidity of behaving and conforming.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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The issue prompted a stop-sale notice to dealers from Stellantis, meaning dealerships cannot sell PHEV Grand Cherokees from the last five model years without remedying the issue first.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The issue prompted a stop-sale notice to dealers from Stellantis, meaning dealerships cannot sell PHEV Grand Cherokees from the last five model years without remedying the issue first.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Amending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amending. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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