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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
Amid the geopolitical tensions and the resulting March market corrections, many stocks have taken a massive hit.
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CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
Its ability to expand candidacy while maintaining high levels of safety and performance, positions it as a key component of the future of vision correction.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Treatment can include hospitalization with intravenous fluids, antiemetics to stop vomiting, focus on nutrition, with a feeding tube, if necessary, correction of any electrolyte imbalances or low blood glucose and possibly a monoclonal antibody, the site said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The transparent nature of providing live updates—often with caveats about accuracy or sometimes later corrections—captures simultaneously a claim to immediacy and uncertainty that has a unique epistemic value in its own right.
—Daniel Jackson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
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CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
Its ability to expand candidacy while maintaining high levels of safety and performance, positions it as a key component of the future of vision correction.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Treatment can include hospitalization with intravenous fluids, antiemetics to stop vomiting, focus on nutrition, with a feeding tube, if necessary, correction of any electrolyte imbalances or low blood glucose and possibly a monoclonal antibody, the site said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The transparent nature of providing live updates—often with caveats about accuracy or sometimes later corrections—captures simultaneously a claim to immediacy and uncertainty that has a unique epistemic value in its own right.
—Daniel Jackson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correction
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Although constitutional experts and other scholars have relied on the amendment’s legal history to show that birthright citizenship has been the law without exception for well more than a century, newspaper archives offer another useful trove of evidence.—
Lawrence Glickman,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Reduced fares, better signage The amendment includes more than $37 million that will fund regionwide priorities.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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In its decision, the court noted that the point of disciplinary action was not punishment, but to protect the public from further misconduct by an attorney and other attorneys.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
30 Apr. 2026
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The jury will decide his punishment.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Apr. 2026
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Dallas’ power play looks borderline unstoppable, and Minnesota’s penalty kill looks overwhelmed.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The penalties were imposed in September after an investigation by the sheriff’s internal affairs unit.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Or risk the wrath of being on the wrong side.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The immediate object of Uthmeier’s wrath is the Rooney Rule, voluntarily adopted more than two decades ago by the NFL to ensure that minority candidates are interviewed for coaching positions.—
Howard L. Simon,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Correction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correction. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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