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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
An inmate was shot and killed by a corrections officer after a fight occurred at a Tucson hospital where the man was receiving treatment, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said.
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Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
But Flood had said there were incidents of recording when women were naked still occurring when corrections officers would go into bathrooms or showers.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Green had faced more than a dozen hearings regarding community corrections or probation violations at the time of his escape, according to online court records.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
Denzel Washington and Steve Buscemi have both attempted corrections recently.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Knowing that Malcolm spent time in the Massachusetts prison system, and being from Massachusetts herself, Carter wrote to the state’s department of corrections asking for access to his files.
—Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
Brian Philip from the Professional Standards Bureau to corrections retaliatory.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
In early July, Russell Oswald, New York commissioner of corrections, received a letter with a list of 28 demands for reform, signed by five inmates calling themselves the Attica Liberation Faction.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Mindy Clifton Clifton previously spent more than 20 years working in corrections in Florida, according to a Facebook post shared by Matt Reinhart, a councilman from Volusia County, Fla.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
But Flood had said there were incidents of recording when women were naked still occurring when corrections officers would go into bathrooms or showers.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Green had faced more than a dozen hearings regarding community corrections or probation violations at the time of his escape, according to online court records.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
Denzel Washington and Steve Buscemi have both attempted corrections recently.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Knowing that Malcolm spent time in the Massachusetts prison system, and being from Massachusetts herself, Carter wrote to the state’s department of corrections asking for access to his files.
—Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
Brian Philip from the Professional Standards Bureau to corrections retaliatory.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
In early July, Russell Oswald, New York commissioner of corrections, received a letter with a list of 28 demands for reform, signed by five inmates calling themselves the Attica Liberation Faction.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Mindy Clifton Clifton previously spent more than 20 years working in corrections in Florida, according to a Facebook post shared by Matt Reinhart, a councilman from Volusia County, Fla.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrections
Noun
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Any amendments that pass could be vetoed by Johnson and then, later, overruled by a council vote.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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For a long term solution, organic amendments should be added to improve the structure and water-holding capacity of the soil.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Arbitrary rulemaking and punishments, absurdism and fringe beliefs are part and parcel of Lanthimos’ storytelling.—
Thomas Page,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The college football season has now reached its midway point, and while numerous punishments have already been handed down to programs this year—most stemming from field-storming incidents—Tuesday brought a notable enforcement under a different policy.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 2021, the state implemented several new and stricter penalties for hazing after 19-year-old Timothy Piazza, a New Jersey resident, died after being forced to drink copious amounts of alcohol while attending Penn State University.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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In July, Louisiana enacted a similar drone law that gives law enforcement the authority to intercept and disable unauthorized drones that pose a public safety threat, with penalties up to a $5,000 fine or one year in jail.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Corrections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrections. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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