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amendment

noun

ə-ˈmen(d)-mənt

Definition of amendment

as in modification

a change designed to correct or improve a written work the article as written requires only one factual amendment

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Recent Examples of amendment The amendment passed the Missouri House but died without a vote in the Senate. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 Ingle also pointed to the list of exceptions included in the amendment. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026 Unlike the underlying bill, my amendment rejects the idea that politicians should run college sports. — Sen. Rand Paul Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 The amendment would also reduce how much the assessed value of non-homestead properties, which can include second homes or businesses, can increase each year, from 10% to 5%. — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for amendment

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To do this, workers make surgical modifications and upgrades to key plant equipment, including turbines, pumps, motors and cooling systems.

— Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Fewer design changes The first of Gaucher’s four-pillar strategy involves locking in submarine designs to prevent modifications from slowing construction.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

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Quantum error correction is a major bottleneck that is significantly delaying the rollout of quantum computing in the real world.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
The new capability allows for quantum error correction across operations without slowing down execution time, IonQ said.

— Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

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