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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
Those qualities – the handheld instability, the textural grain – were not flaws to be corrected but signatures to be honored. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2026 If this is indeed corrected by the league, Clark would have only the sixth 30-point, 10-assist game in WNBA history. Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026 All of these were corrected immediately, and a follow-up inspection on May 14 had no critical violations. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026 Just like a new hire improves with coaching, agents improve when their outputs are reviewed, corrected and refined over time. Jim Johnson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 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 15, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026 If not corrected, they will be ordered to close. Mamie Bah, CBS News, 15 May 2026 Board president Kevin Smith said the poll workers took the correct actions with the adamant voter and Thursday’s board vote corrected his attempt to vote a second time. Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 The location was reopened after a follow-up inspection found the violations had been corrected. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrected
Adjective
  • 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
  • Black Crowes recently appeared on Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, during which Robinson claimed that his repaired relationship with Rich lit the way for Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher to do the same in 2025.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Plant in well-draining soil amended with organic matter, and give them enough water so the top few inches of soil remain moist.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
  • More than a dozen are rumored to be on his shortlist for axing, after several more were voluntarily killed or amended to avoid the gallows.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • In response, California officials drew — and voters approved — new House boundaries that aimed to net Democrats five new seats, offsetting Republicans' potential gains in Texas.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 16 May 2026
  • To offset federal cuts, Newsom proposed a $300 million fund aimed at keeping $0 monthly health plans available for lower-income Californians after Affordable Care Act tax subsidies expired last year.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Europe has for years tried to isolate the Russian leader and punished his country with international sanctions.
    Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • Card policy is supposed to be enforced by the city finance director and lapses are to be punished by cancelation of card access.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • Americans don’t like to accept the reality that living in an open society carries risks that cannot be remedied.
    Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
  • First, its conventional military capacity—the air force, the navy, the long-range missile program—is vulnerable to American and Israeli firepower in ways that cannot be easily remedied.
    Bobby Ghosh, Time, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Where a more capable but costly leader UUV searches the sea space for detection, classification, and identification of mines, which are subsequently neutralized by a expendable follower.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
  • Anunoby has been the team’s most impactful defender — though Mikal Bridges all-but neutralized Tyrese Maxey in the second round.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
Adjective
  • Keeping a strict and fixed watering schedule.
    Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 16 May 2026
  • Rita Rae is a heart transplant survivor and lives on a fixed income.
    Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 9 May 2026

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