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
Disparate impact also lives under the Fair Housing Act, a separate law the Bureau cannot rewrite by amending Regulation B.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Michelle Ford, a soil scientist and wildlife biologist who owns EcoMaps, said Silverman over the past two months had addressed her concerns about wetlands protection by amending plans.
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Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
Results will direct you on the best method for amending soil, if needed.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
His party failed to win a supermajority, barring him from amending the constitution to give up Armenia’s claims to the Nagorno-Karabakh region, a central demand of Azerbaijan as a precondition for a lasting peace deal.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2026
But lawmakers on Monday balked at his plan, amending it to clarify that Floridians with homestead exemptions would still have to pay property taxes that go to schools.
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Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
Still, Sinner’s Wimbledon coup spooked Grand Slam organizers into amending their rulebook.
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Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
24 May 2026
Overland Park is looking at amending its policies to streamline certain housing projects or open up the possibility to develop accessory dwelling units or duplexes in areas that have been historically single-family neighborhoods.
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Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
That vote was meant to be the final part of the multistep process for amending the Virginia constitution.
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Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Michelle Ford, a soil scientist and wildlife biologist who owns EcoMaps, said Silverman over the past two months had addressed her concerns about wetlands protection by amending plans.
—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
Results will direct you on the best method for amending soil, if needed.
—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
His party failed to win a supermajority, barring him from amending the constitution to give up Armenia’s claims to the Nagorno-Karabakh region, a central demand of Azerbaijan as a precondition for a lasting peace deal.
—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2026
But lawmakers on Monday balked at his plan, amending it to clarify that Floridians with homestead exemptions would still have to pay property taxes that go to schools.
—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
Still, Sinner’s Wimbledon coup spooked Grand Slam organizers into amending their rulebook.
—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
24 May 2026
Overland Park is looking at amending its policies to streamline certain housing projects or open up the possibility to develop accessory dwelling units or duplexes in areas that have been historically single-family neighborhoods.
—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
That vote was meant to be the final part of the multistep process for amending the Virginia constitution.
—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amending
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Pogačar is only improving as a rider, a scary proposition for man with his extraordinary palmares.
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Higgins also says that improving resilience will mean changing the city’s building code to allow innovative new technology.
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For decades, beauty has focused on correcting the visible effects of stress.
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Fernandez and Iglesias walked around, correcting students and teaching them the proper footing and hand technique.
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States like Georgia and Oregon have shown what aligned policy can accomplish, linking child care access to postsecondary persistence and reforming subsidy programs to recognize that school and work are not mutually exclusive.
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Weiser goes a step further than Bennet in supporting reform and has pledged to lead the charge on reforming the spending cap.
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The product was first developed by a French company Sederma, as a non-hormonal, bust-enhancing ingredient.
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Today’s glow-enhancing products are far more sophisticated than the streaky, orange self-tanners that once dominated bathroom counters and beach vacations.
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The same capabilities rewriting software engineering, medicine and your high schooler’s essay are now trained on construction data.
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Professors are rewriting assignments and grading rubrics.
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There are several steps between hearing about change and actually behaving differently, and organizations often move ahead long before employees do.
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Others depend on third-place permutations, favourable routes through the draw and several rounds of the favourites behaving like favourites.
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Starmer is historically unpopular in Britain after a series of scandals and policy missteps, with critics accusing him of lacking a political vision for remedying the country’s stagnant post-Brexit economy.
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Taking the time to figure out where the block is happening and remedying it in a gentle manner is always the best way to go.
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“Amending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amending. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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