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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
Her math homework was never corrected, nor were her writing assignments. — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026 During Covid, fast surveillance reports came first and certificates corrected them later. — Jess Steier, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026 But sometimes a typo is simply a typo — A24 corrected the footage earlier today (and declined to comment). — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026 Depending on your linguistic perspective, that’s either fine or needs to be corrected. — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 24 Sep. 2026 All must be corrected or the Dolphins could be embarrassed by the Chiefs. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 They were accompanied by the museum’s architect Ma Yansong, who, in his remarks on stage, corrected a popular misconception that the building is made to resemble a spaceship. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026 The company said its team identified and corrected the problem quickly, clearing the robots and returning them to normal operation within minutes. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026 Google said the model corrected itself and the company believed the intrusions did not cause any damage. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 19 Sep. 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
  • York was initially charged with engaging in prostitution, but prosecutors amended that to disorderly conduct.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Wicks ultimately voted in favor of the bill after policy implications to housing construction were amended out.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Financial and tax professionals say selling some of those investments in taxable brokerage accounts may help offset taxable gains elsewhere in a portfolio.
    — Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But at the basic level, the tax-aware long-short strategy is both buying stocks and shorting some of them to create losses that can then offset your tax bill.
    — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Owners have been previously punished for violating the personal conduct policy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, in England and the United States and across continental Europe, statutes that punished idleness sharpened into vagrancy laws that gave police discretionary power to identify when a form of nonaction constituted criminal disorder.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Renovation will only yield temporary improvement unless the original cause of a poor-quality lawn is remedied.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
  • His ballpark and facilities fell into disrepair, a situation that may be remedied under the stewardship of new owner Stan Kroenke, who entered an agreement to purchase the team this week at a $4 billion valuation.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The air force said that five missiles and 155 drones were destroyed or neutralized, with impacts reported across 18 locations.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Bad guys vanquished… or at the very least, viable scapegoats neutralized.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Most trailers in this weight class include a topper tent for accommodations or a fixed bed inside a teardrop shell.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026
  • For seniors with a fixed income, that extra cash is often spendable money that ends up back in the economy.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Corrected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrected. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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