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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
This story has been corrected to fix a typo in the final score. — ABC News, 11 Nov. 2026 When The Hollywood Reporter caught up with Leitch last month ahead of the midterms, the filmmaker remained optimistic that economic policies, both macro and micro, could still be corrected, starting at the ballot box. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026 Other requirements Applicants must also pass a series of clearances, including medical and psychiatric exams; vision that can be corrected to 20/20 in each eye; and a background check and drug screening. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026 The error was corrected, and within weeks, Habbal and Druckmüller began a collaboration that grew into a friendship. — IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026 This is especially important for low-frequency failures that carry a disproportionate cost, such as an incorrect action, unnecessary escalation or work that has to be corrected manually. — Hiren Dhaduk, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026 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 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
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
  • Despite frustration that the Legislature amended his original plan by protecting property taxes for schools, the governor still advocated for the amendment.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The amendment asked voters whether the Minnesota Constitution should be amended to increase the funding going to all school districts from the permanent school fund.
    — Jason Rantala, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • But as luxury brands continue to offset a downturn in aspirational spending by engaging their VICs IRL, the Balich Wonder Studio chairman and creative director’s insights are, in fact, very helpful.
    — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Supporters of Proposition 40 tried to convince voters that taxing roughly 200 billionaires would raise the $100 billion needed to offset federal healthcare cuts.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Universities have too often punished controversial opinions while tolerating intimidation, obstruction, and exclusion.
    — Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Further south, Broward severely punished the party-switcher who fled the Democratic Party and hoped to survive as a repackaged Republican.
    — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 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
  • Ellis lives on a fixed income, and her rent is just over $1,600 a month.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Its four fixed radar arrays are designed to improve the ship’s ability to detect and track aircraft, cruise missiles, and ballistic missile threats.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

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“Corrected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrected. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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