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Definition of correctednext

corrected

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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
While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026 The company has corrected the processes and implemented the new instructions as directed by the FDA to ensure safety for future production. Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 29 May 2026 This guy corrected my grammar within the first five minutes of our introduction. Lisa Page Rosenberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 This story has been corrected to show the lawsuit has been lodged in an Australian court. ABC News, 28 May 2026 Some 150,000 copies of the newspaper were printed before the error was corrected in the second edition. Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026 The Jeff Koons and Franz Kline works both sold for big money but proved to me the market has corrected, stabilized, and moved on. Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 May 2026 Previous shortages could be termed as supply shocks or imbalances between demand and production capacity that eventually corrected. Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 The business must remain closed until a follow-up inspection finds violations have been corrected. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrected
Adjective
  • Also, in a game that requires the quick twitch of athleticism, Kobe Bryant, post-surgically repaired Achilles, never looked the same while languishing on a Lakers team that never won more than 27 games in his final three years.
    Candace Buckner, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • The Niners are pushing their chips to the center of the table and betting their entire 2026 season on the repaired Achilles tendon of a 32-year-old.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The law has been amended, most recently in 1982.
    Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • Soil Cucumbers like rich soil that is amended with compost, says Hélèna Dove, head kitchen gardener at Kew Gardens.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • The Western Interstate Commission also advises universities on potential ways to offset the decline.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
  • In many games, her assists and offensive prowess create positives that can arguably offset her mistakes.
    Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
Verb
  • Her attorneys argue she is being punished for her honesty.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
  • My thesis this week for a bearish-to-bullish reversal rested on the idea that ZS had been unfairly punished and that the 50-day moving average was turning positive.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Adjective
  • While human biases can be identified and remedied, the same cannot necessarily be said for AI models.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • But tensions in the Middle East aren’t so easily remedied, points out UBS’s Paul Donovan in a note to clients this morning.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • Jack Eichel is one of the best all-around centers in hockey and neutralized Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon in the conference finals.
    Jesse Granger, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • The Iranian threats to hit critical water desalination plants in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere would have been neutralized.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Adjective
  • Without such a measure, the trick becomes too easy—stop the IRS from finishing the audit, declare there was no fixed debt, and walk away having avoided both the tax and the tax consequences of forgiveness.
    Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • At that age, there's typically a little more financial certainty, as many retirees are claiming their maximum Social Security benefit and have adjusted to living on a fixed income.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 May 2026

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“Corrected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrected. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.

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