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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
Ryan Bilodeau, a corrections officer and union member from Coventry, agrees.
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Earl Ormond, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
That differs from corrections, which refer to drops of at least 10%.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Nathan Hochman, Heidi Rummel of the Post-Conviction Justice Project and Dave Lewis, a longtime corrections department leader who oversaw facilities planning and construction for state prisons.
—Adam Ashton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
That architecture supports real-time AI workloads and rapid balance correction when the robot is pushed or slips.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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Earl Ormond, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
That differs from corrections, which refer to drops of at least 10%.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Nathan Hochman, Heidi Rummel of the Post-Conviction Justice Project and Dave Lewis, a longtime corrections department leader who oversaw facilities planning and construction for state prisons.
—Adam Ashton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
That architecture supports real-time AI workloads and rapid balance correction when the robot is pushed or slips.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correction
Noun
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Democrat-Gazette online A guest piece in the opinion section Sunday railed disingenuously against a percolating public initiative for a state constitutional amendment.—
John Brummett,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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State legislators are exploring a state constitutional amendment to limit how quickly local governments can grow property tax revenue.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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Fertitta wrote in the Texas Bar Blog that punishment can vary.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Critics and free speech advocates raised concerns that the punishment violated free speech protections.—
Milla Surjadi,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Red Wings got back in the game later in the period, aided by the B’s, who took two offensive zone penalties, first a trip by Kastelic and then a hook from Casey Mittelstadt (the second one was a bit ticky-tack).—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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If Doncic’s technical foul is not rescinded by the league, Doncic will have to serve a one-game suspension against the Detroit Pistons on Monday night – the penalty for accumulating 16 technical fouls.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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Due to these restrictions, House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI) outlined some provisions to skirt the Senate parliamentarian’s wrath.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
25 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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“Correction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correction. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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