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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
An inmate’s death late Tuesday at California State Prison, Sacramento, is being investigated as a homicide, state corrections officials said.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
His attorneys had argued that Florida corrections officials had mismanaged its own death penalty protocols.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Of course, the corrections officers aren’t dumb.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
After challenging him for the sheriff’s post, Lappin claims Nanos transferred her to a corrections role at the Pima County Adult Detention Center.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
His attorneys had argued that Florida corrections officials had mismanaged its own death penalty protocols.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Of course, the corrections officers aren’t dumb.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
After challenging him for the sheriff’s post, Lappin claims Nanos transferred her to a corrections role at the Pima County Adult Detention Center.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correction
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To accommodate this, a Charter amendment establishing Wellington’s official qualifying period to run for the Village Council as a two week period in November, rather than in January, is required.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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That changed in the early 1970s, when Texans approved a constitutional amendment that lengthened the governor’s term from two years to four years, taking effect for the 1974 election cycle (governors elected in 1974 and after would serve four-year terms).—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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If the red card is overturned, the UEFA disciplinary panel would have the power to remove all punishment or reinstate the initial yellow card, which would lead to a one-match ban for a red card for two bookable offences.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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His sentence was the longest punishment brought to date since China imposed the national security law in 2020, essentially silencing Hong Kong's dissent.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The posts often link to unofficial preparation services that collect your personal information — or encourage filing claims that can trigger audits and penalties.—
Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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The Patriots advanced to the final by winning a penalty-kick shootout against Fort Walton Beach 2-1 (4-3 PKs), with junior goalie Alex Vanhaeren saved two PKs.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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But questions swirled about if even that would survive nature’s wrath for two-and-a-half centuries.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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Two machine-gunners who escaped the wrath of the previous planes.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Correction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correction. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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