1
as in amendments
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 punishments
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 corrections
Without corrections, the zoom shows complex mustache distortion at 20mm and significant pincushion distortion from 50-200mm, both extreme enough that even an untrained eye will notice.
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PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
The housing market’s cyclicality could trigger home price corrections, pressuring originations.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Meantime the post-Nvidia-earnings collective rethink of the trajectory, profitability and durability of the AI-capex boom has Nvidia shares testing two-month support and Microsoft and Meta Platforms undergoing 8%-plus corrections from their recent highs.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Lung-function testing used race corrections derived from slavery-era plantation medicine, leading to widespread underdiagnosis of serious lung disease in Black patients.
—Craig Spencer, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
In June, a list of the top 20 markets with the most motivated sellers in the country was dominated by Florida, a state which has seen some of the most dramatic price corrections in the country in recent months, with 14 metropolitan areas.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
At Parchman, the state’s troubled penitentiary, corrections workers were urging their colleagues to sign up.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
The county was also able purchase new facilities for the local health department and community corrections, as well as a storage building for the sheriff's department.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
Louisiana's corrections department has used the same system to track people in its custody, process time computations, and calculate release dates since 1991, according to court filings.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
The housing market’s cyclicality could trigger home price corrections, pressuring originations.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Meantime the post-Nvidia-earnings collective rethink of the trajectory, profitability and durability of the AI-capex boom has Nvidia shares testing two-month support and Microsoft and Meta Platforms undergoing 8%-plus corrections from their recent highs.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Lung-function testing used race corrections derived from slavery-era plantation medicine, leading to widespread underdiagnosis of serious lung disease in Black patients.
—Craig Spencer, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
In June, a list of the top 20 markets with the most motivated sellers in the country was dominated by Florida, a state which has seen some of the most dramatic price corrections in the country in recent months, with 14 metropolitan areas.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
At Parchman, the state’s troubled penitentiary, corrections workers were urging their colleagues to sign up.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
The county was also able purchase new facilities for the local health department and community corrections, as well as a storage building for the sheriff's department.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
Louisiana's corrections department has used the same system to track people in its custody, process time computations, and calculate release dates since 1991, according to court filings.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrections
Noun
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Housing advocates say that such amendments were necessary to get the votes for the bill.—
Kate Talerico,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The City Council will have a chance to offer amendments to the mayor’s proposal in the coming weeks after diving into the details during budget hearings.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Regulatory punishments, rather than innovation inducements, are a massive drag on modern economies.—
David Doty,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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These surreal, blood-red dioramas depict the gruesome punishments awaiting sinners in the Chinese Buddhist afterlife.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By leveraging standard x86 servers, the solution avoids markup penalties associated with traditional storage appliances while lowering the total cost of ownership.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The stock got a big lift in early September from an antitrust ruling by a judge, whose penalties came in lighter than shareholders feared.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Corrections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrections. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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