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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
These areas lack the infrastructure to help protect them, like bike lanes, trails and parks, and cannot compensate for the recent amendments, BikeWalkKC director of policy Michael Kelley told The Star.
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Pj Green
november 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2025
Test your soil for nutrient and pH imbalances and add amendments as needed.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025
Aldermanic amendments aim to bolster homeownership aid, increase city employee raises, and expand library hours.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
That sentiment echoes comments from City Council members earlier this week, who spent nearly seven hours considering 27 amendments to the budget on Monday.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Finally, Texas voters backed two more amendments concerning housing in the state.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Senators used to take pride in proposing amendments during floor debates, facilitating bipartisan dealmaking even against party leaders’ wishes.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month, Germany’s lawmakers voted in favor of a major fiscal package, which included amendments to long-standing debt rules to allow for higher defense spending and a 500-billion-euro ($541 billion) infrastructure fund.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Musk's political action committee used a nearly identical tactic before the presidential election last year, offering to pay $1 million a day to voters in Wisconsin and six other battleground states who signed a petition supporting the First and Second amendments.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2025
Pj Green
november 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2025
Test your soil for nutrient and pH imbalances and add amendments as needed.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025
Aldermanic amendments aim to bolster homeownership aid, increase city employee raises, and expand library hours.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
That sentiment echoes comments from City Council members earlier this week, who spent nearly seven hours considering 27 amendments to the budget on Monday.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Finally, Texas voters backed two more amendments concerning housing in the state.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Senators used to take pride in proposing amendments during floor debates, facilitating bipartisan dealmaking even against party leaders’ wishes.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month, Germany’s lawmakers voted in favor of a major fiscal package, which included amendments to long-standing debt rules to allow for higher defense spending and a 500-billion-euro ($541 billion) infrastructure fund.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Musk's political action committee used a nearly identical tactic before the presidential election last year, offering to pay $1 million a day to voters in Wisconsin and six other battleground states who signed a petition supporting the First and Second amendments.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amendments
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In the end, the standard-boat cabin had 400 stickies noting upgrades and modifications Revolution wanted.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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And now there’s the technology to fully sequence someone's DNA, and understand modifications to that DNA, called epigenetics.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Such alterations can include rerouting planes or delaying flights when there are not enough controllers to handle the normal workload.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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No political map alterations have been specifically proposed in Virginia.—
Steve Gorman,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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These storms can cause intermittent satellite navigation issues and high-frequency radio disruptions, as well as voltage corrections in power systems, particularly at high latitudes.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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This can lead to over-corrections, stall warnings, or control lockouts.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Economic feasibility and future outlook While early studies suggest electric roads may be more economical than relying solely on large EV batteries, long-term feasibility depends on electricity prices, grid upgrade costs, and improvements in battery density.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The city approved a Phase 1 renovation plan shepherded by the La Jolla Sunrise Rotary Club to replace walls and doors in the sleeping areas, along with other improvements.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Amendments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amendments. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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