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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
The governor’s office sent at least four requests for corrections to the Post, one person familiar with the situation told Semafor.
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Because of the rush of federal inmates, Banks said corrections officers are overworked and overtime costs are way up in order to provide adequate security for inmates.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
This course correction matters.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
Or maybe this team just looked itself in the mirror and made the corrections that could have saved a floundering season.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Because of the rush of federal inmates, Banks said corrections officers are overworked and overtime costs are way up in order to provide adequate security for inmates.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
This course correction matters.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
Or maybe this team just looked itself in the mirror and made the corrections that could have saved a floundering season.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correction
Noun
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The amendment process typically takes two to three months, although the complexity of a proposal can result in shorter or longer timelines for specific applications.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The amendment also allows charter school authorizers — as well as the IPS school board — final say in closing schools, though either body could be overridden by the state board.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
3 Feb. 2026
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Thompson had his original death sentence overturned and a new punishment trial was held in November 2005.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Thompson’s original death sentence was later overturned, but a jury again sentenced him to die by lethal injection following a new punishment trial in November 2005.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Lightning won the game in a penalty shootout thanks to goals from Kucherov, Gage Goncalves and Jake Guentzel.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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His detractors, however, criticize the mayor for focusing on short-term housing for the homeless at the expense of long-term solutions, threatening to arrest homeless people, and supporting Proposition 36, which Newsom opposed, that toughened penalties against repeat drug and theft offenses.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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And farther north along Gleason Beach in Sonoma County, rapid erosion finally forced officials in 2020 to move a section of the road inland, to further avoid the ocean’s wrath.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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The mood in the crowd was widespread anger and sadness — recalling the same outpour of wrath that shook the city for weeks after the killing of George Floyd in 2020, although without the widespread rioting that had occurred then.—
Jack Brook,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Correction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correction. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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