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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
Most inmates are released to community corrections from prisons.
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
But Landry’s policies will ensure the need for additional funds, said James Austin, a national corrections policy expert.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 22 May 2026
Reporters are accustomed to receiving feedback on their stories in a variety of forms: angry phone calls, emails offering corrections, letters to the editor.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 May 2026
Despite their verdant appearance, today’s formulas are finely milled and translucent once blended, offering the benefits of color correction without leaving skin flat or chalky.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 15 May 2026
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
But Landry’s policies will ensure the need for additional funds, said James Austin, a national corrections policy expert.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 22 May 2026
Reporters are accustomed to receiving feedback on their stories in a variety of forms: angry phone calls, emails offering corrections, letters to the editor.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 May 2026
Despite their verdant appearance, today’s formulas are finely milled and translucent once blended, offering the benefits of color correction without leaving skin flat or chalky.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correction
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Politically, while there may have been the Ginsberg who was the heroic advocate for free expression in a 1956 California State Superior Court obscenity trial concerning Howl, there was also the Ginsberg who was a defender of NAMBLA in the 1980s (on first amendment grounds, but still).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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But the amendment itself does not limit the benefit to small businesses.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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In America, that can be a recipe for punishment, online or otherwise.—
Lyz Lenz,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2026
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The girls’ mother, who traveled to appear in court Thursday with Doe 8, called for a harsh punishment and described how O’Connor, once in Idaho, helped sneak out Doe 8 to see her son, at one point provided them a hotel room.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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As the players linked arms as one by one — five of them were brave enough to take on the enormous pressure of these penalties — in the shadows was the 2-1 defeat by Barcelona in their only other Champions League final twenty years ago.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Regulators are responding by increasing application costs and considering penalties for projects that reserve capacity without moving forward.—
Anna Broughel,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Backup Spurs center Luke Kornet’s minutes have offered an opening this series — mostly a break from Wembanyama’s wrath.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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There are the victims, their families, and lives left shattered because of a single person’s vicious wrath.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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“Correction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correction. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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