1
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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2
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
Adobe's lens profile correction also reduces geometric distortion.
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Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
In the lead-up to Sunshine Week, The Marshall Project submitted over a dozen requests to corrections departments seeking their FOIA logs from 2025.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
In a way, Pickett’s addition feels like a jarring course correction following Dalton’s miserable performance against the Buffalo Bills last year.
—Mike Kaye
march 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
In addition to environmental issues, economic pressure and inflation, the downturn is also tied to a post-pandemic correction, experts say.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
In the lead-up to Sunshine Week, The Marshall Project submitted over a dozen requests to corrections departments seeking their FOIA logs from 2025.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
In a way, Pickett’s addition feels like a jarring course correction following Dalton’s miserable performance against the Buffalo Bills last year.
—Mike Kaye
march 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
In addition to environmental issues, economic pressure and inflation, the downturn is also tied to a post-pandemic correction, experts say.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correction
Noun
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They could technically be set at a simple majority vote, but the more likely scenario is that Democrats will be able to force a 60-vote threshold for each amendment.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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Lawmakers pared back the idea through the amendment process in February, citing concerns that the original language would swell state spending, box out private pest control companies and create an unfunded mandate to counties, which historically handle pests that threaten farms and infrastructure.—
Mark Dee
March 17,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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Senegal 's parliament has approved a new bill that toughens punishment for homosexuality in the largely Muslim West African nation, the latest African country to impose harsh penalties against the LGBTQ+ community.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Iranian authorities enforce laws like compulsory dress codes through Draconian forms of punishment — harassment, arrests, imprisonment, and violence.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Minnesota killing off a late-period penalty was about the only highlight for Wild fans, who went to the second intermission a bit stunned at the deficit facing their team.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2026
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There are other conditions and penalties the writer has failed to consider.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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Joe Biden’s efforts to be the most pro-labor president in history didn’t spare him the wrath of young Starbucks employees who accused him of complicity in genocide.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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The second-year former first-round draft pick didn’t even have to be on the floor to face Doncic’s wrath.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Correction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correction. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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