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as in amendment
a change designed to correct or improve a written work
the copy editor's corrections were marked in red
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as in punishment
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
received a severe correction after the third offense
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Recent Examples of correction
If that happens, Morgan Stanley analysts predicted the market could quickly tumble 11% into a correction.
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Knowing that Malcolm spent time in the Massachusetts prison system, and being from Massachusetts herself, Carter wrote to the state’s department of corrections asking for access to his files.
—Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
Brian Philip from the Professional Standards Bureau to corrections retaliatory.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Prisoners feared they were purposefully trapped in the A Tunnel, sitting ducks for a response from corrections officers.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Knowing that Malcolm spent time in the Massachusetts prison system, and being from Massachusetts herself, Carter wrote to the state’s department of corrections asking for access to his files.
—Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
Brian Philip from the Professional Standards Bureau to corrections retaliatory.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Prisoners feared they were purposefully trapped in the A Tunnel, sitting ducks for a response from corrections officers.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correction
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The Fifteenth Amendment of the US Constitution was the last of three amendments made after the end of the Civil War as part of the Southern Reconstruction.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ingoglia and DeSantis want Florida voters to mandate tax cuts through constitutional amendments next year, which could include eliminating property taxes on primary residences.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Hence, taking them away is an appropriate punishment.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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But if the thought of freezing cold isolation and bunk pods sounds more like punishment than adventure, Mongolia’s Gobi already offers glimpses of the otherworldly in a far more comfortable setting.—
Rosanna Philpott,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Several years ago, Hamilton County, which avidly pursued death penalty cases for decades, had a larger death row population per capita than the home counties of Los Angeles or Miami.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Oct. 2025
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Officials flagged Raiders left tackle Stone Forsythe for an unnecessary roughness penalty on the play.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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Melissa’s extreme threats Jamaica and Haiti are expected to feel the worst of Melissa’s wrath in the coming days, but surrounding countries cannot let their guards down.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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This disease shall hold me back no longer, the world will know my wrath.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Correction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correction. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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