amendments

plural of amendment
as in modifications
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 amendments Have Texans voted on any similar amendments before? Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025 Before grabbing a host of amendments at the nursery, however, do a soil test through your local extension service to see what your garden actually needs. Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2025 For generations, liberals gave up on amendments and sought to change the Constitution through judicial interpretation. Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025 Marina Dimitrijevic, who chairs the city's finance committee, argued that taking such action on a substitue ordinance doesn't consider any amendments from the Common Council that could call for a decrease or increase to the wheel tax fee. Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025 This includes new visas, renewals and amendments. Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 Shall the charter amendments be adopted? Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2025 Ultimately, Congress approved 12 amendments – ensuring rights from freedom of speech to protection from cruel and unusual punishment – and sent them to the states for ratification. Donald Nieman, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025 No amendments were entertained. Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Noun
  • The slew of modifications should be in good shape, too, as the car has totaled just 2,300 miles since leaving Germany a second time.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Compounders typically make drugs that require personalization, like if a patient is allergic to a certain ingredient or needs other modifications made.
    Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But schools have some leeway in physical alterations if their buildings were constructed before certain standards were in effect.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
  • These alterations insinuate the physical presence of the photographer herself, imposing herself on the image.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Brian Philip from the Professional Standards Bureau to corrections retaliatory.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In early July, Russell Oswald, New York commissioner of corrections, received a letter with a list of 28 demands for reform, signed by five inmates calling themselves the Attica Liberation Faction.
    Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Individually, some standout Maricopa County districts managed great improvements, especially in English language arts.
    Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Basiri noted that these compounds have been linked to improvements in insulin sensitivity and inflammation in clinical research.
    Eleesha Lockett, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Amendments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amendments. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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