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verb

past tense of correct
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as in offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective hopefully the young entrepreneur's professionalism will serve to correct his partner's extreme enthusiasm in the eyes of investors

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Recent Examples of corrected
Verb
Send children to school prepared to learn, not to have their behavior corrected. — Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026 In Barton's case, the issue didn't impact actual votes, and it was corrected in the tally the following day. — Miles Parks, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026 This story has been corrected to show that Jaret von Rosenberg has coached East Texas A&M since 2017, not 2022. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 Reminder, tides mentioned have been corrected to reflect the most recent trends in actual tide observations. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026 For many violations, a player cannot go back into the game until the problem is corrected. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026 That is a coaching issue that has to get corrected if there will be a future for this staff in Dallas. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Nov. 2026 This was a violation at the opening inspection and was to be corrected prior to opening. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 Politico corrected a report from last week on the role that Donald Trump‘s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles played preceding the exit of Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrected
Adjective
  • The town will unveil the renovations next month and the improvements include a new paint job on the interior of the historic building, a repaired 19th-century chalkboard pulley system and repair of the several small holes in the roof.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Volunteers painted and repaired bleachers, replaced the chain-link fence in the outfield with a wooden one and painted the dugouts.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In October 2025, Guatemala’s Congress amended several laws to designate the Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha gangs as transnational criminal and terrorist organizations.
    — Almudena Calatrava, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The original proposal included employers of all sizes, but the Board of Health amended the policy to exempt small businesses.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The cuts were partially offset by new hiring and the reinstatement of some workers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But fact-checkers and health analysts have been clear that this temporary infusion of funds, spread out over five years, doesn’t offset the $137 billion in permanent cuts projected to hit rural areas over the same decade.
    — Rachel Cohen Booth, Vox, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Cam Skattebo was surprisingly punished for his fumbling issues, but there is precedence in John Harbaugh’s coaching history.
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Settler violence has surged in recent years, and rights groups say that attackers are rarely arrested or punished for attacks on Palestinians.
    — Koral Saeed, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, there are AI safety researchers who fear that portraying such incidents as easily remedied security failures gives political cover to those who want AI development to proceed unchecked.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That the mandamus order requires the FCC to abandon its deliberation process is itself an injury that cannot be remedied after the fact.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Nearly four hours were spent neutralized behind the safety car, with 16 cautions that prevented this year’s race from ever really developing a rhythm.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • During last month's Águila Alta operation in the Tijuana-San Diego area, the defense ministry said Mexican forces neutralized five drones, detained one person and seized a gun, magazines and ammunition.
    — Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • What a Protection Plan Actually Costs American Dream Auto Protect confirms eligibility during the quote process rather than publishing a fixed age or mileage cutoff, so drivers of older cars shouldn’t assume they’re priced out without asking.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Every transformer on the grid—from the cylinders perched on utility lines to the big spiky devices at substations—trades voltage for current at a fixed ratio.
    — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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“Corrected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrected. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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