as in punitive
inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment
questions the value of such correcting measures as prison sentences for drug addicts
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as in amending
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from
more time will be needed to correct the computer program
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as in offsetting
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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as in punishing
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
an insensitive boss who liked to correct subordinates in front of their colleagues
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Recent Examples of correcting
Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 June 2026
Sometimes, the market is just correcting an ownership imbalance.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Horror has never had an easy time with this Academy (or Film Academy), and that history is the part worth correcting.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 June 2026
Screen time has many people asking whether their contact lenses can do double duty by filtering blue light along with correcting vision.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
Authorities initially identified him as Somali before later correcting his nationality to Sudanese.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
The department later issued an update correcting that information, stating the suspect is in critical condition and has not died.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Once concrete is poured or a structure is fully built, correcting encroachment becomes significantly more complicated and expensive.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2026
Frame it as adding to their thinking rather than correcting it.
—Melody Wilding, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Verb
Cut to Johnson attempting an overhead serve with his pickleball partner Candace (Mary Steenburgen) halting him mid leap and correcting his serve to underhand.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 June 2026
Sometimes, the market is just correcting an ownership imbalance.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Horror has never had an easy time with this Academy (or Film Academy), and that history is the part worth correcting.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 June 2026
Screen time has many people asking whether their contact lenses can do double duty by filtering blue light along with correcting vision.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
Authorities initially identified him as Somali before later correcting his nationality to Sudanese.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
The department later issued an update correcting that information, stating the suspect is in critical condition and has not died.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Once concrete is poured or a structure is fully built, correcting encroachment becomes significantly more complicated and expensive.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2026
Frame it as adding to their thinking rather than correcting it.
—Melody Wilding, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correcting
Adjective
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Sanctions relief for Iran would follow a timetable that Washington and Tehran would need to agree upon and extend to the removal of punitive measures imposed on the country by the UN Security Council and the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Time,
19 June 2026
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European leaders also live in fear of additional punitive tariffs.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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Disparate impact also lives under the Fair Housing Act, a separate law the Bureau cannot rewrite by amending Regulation B.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Michelle Ford, a soil scientist and wildlife biologist who owns EcoMaps, said Silverman over the past two months had addressed her concerns about wetlands protection by amending plans.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill has been determined to avoid offsetting the costs on to taxpayers, and unsuccessfully called for FIFA to help share the cost burden, and Mamdani sympathizes with her position.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Its shining achievement was the 1988 passage of Proposition 98, a constitutional guarantee of state support for elementary, high school and community college education, offsetting the decline of local property taxes from Proposition 13 a decade earlier.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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Those involved insist this is not about punishing either princess or making a statement about their personal conduct.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
17 June 2026
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The Big 12 points out that Texas Tech participated in the disciplinary process and voted in favor of punishing Baylor.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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The effects of disease should be monitored so corrective action can be taken when necessary, according to the report.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
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Integrating digital into an already mature lean environment can help executives understand what corrective measures haven’t been acted on, but technology alone isn’t enough for true accountability.—
David Caines,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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In its letter, the LAPPL said after a thorough review of communications between the city there was nothing specific on reforming police oversight, police discipline or any other matter about the LAPD.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
18 June 2026
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Expanding low-cost finance, increasing local-currency lending and reforming international debt systems could significantly lower borrowing costs, said Nkhonjera.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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The interceptor carries a small payload tailored for neutralizing drones and similar aerial targets while maintaining a compact and cost-effective design.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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While the Russian foreign ministry claimed joint responsibility for neutralizing the attack along with the Nigerien armed forces, a contingent of Italian forces and its gendarmerie, known as the Carabinieri, were also present.—
Kaitlyn Rabe,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Most recently, in April, a funding shortfall strained the supply of medicine, according to the two correctional health staff members who requested anonymity.—
Gavin J. Quinton,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Rapid point-of-care syphilis tests should be deployed in emergency departments, urgent care centers, shelters, correctional settings, and mobile clinics.—
Jeffrey D. Klausner,
STAT,
17 June 2026
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“Correcting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correcting. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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