corrections

plural of correction

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Recent Examples of corrections The shorter rear section creates additional clearance between the mouse and the palm of the player’s hand during recoil control, downward movements and other small in-hand corrections. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Sellers can edit any mistakes before an auction begins, and those corrections are used to further improve future AI models. Joshua Hong, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026 In what is his fourth term, Janša has begun what many see as Trump-like policy corrections. Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 For example, health care and education were weighted more than crime and corrections, and natural environment. Mike Stunson, USA Today, 31 July 2026 The Bayou State was ranked last for crime and corrections and scored low in the economy and natural environment categories. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado july 29, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Many entries required only small corrections; others needed more substantive changes. Carson Griffith, New Yorker, 30 July 2026 The Standard Game mode leaves image adjustments like corrections for keystone distortion on. M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 25 July 2026 After the judge pronounced the sentence, corrections officers handcuffed Andres and took him to the courtroom’s back doors. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrections
Noun
  • Under Amendment 4, constitutional amendments proposed by the Legislature would still need just a statewide majority.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Under one proposal, amendments would require a four-fifths vote of the board.
    Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Months after demoting six detectives and sergeants in a controversial investigation, the Prosper Police Department is reversing half of the punishments.
    Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • As far as they were concerned, this should always have been taken into account and used as mitigation whenever punishments were being handed out.
    Simon Johnson, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • Iranian lawmakers have drafted a bill to regulate traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, including restrictions on certain vessels and penalties for violators, according to Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The unit routinely struggled to make plays in 50-50 ball situations and also gave up far too many first downs due to defensive pass interference or holding penalties.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Corrections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrections. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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