corrections

plural of correction

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of corrections She was assisted by corrections officers in exiting the witness room. — Jamie Stengle, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026 He was impressed by Jev’s speed and saw promise in using it to flag errors, with a language model suggesting corrections only where needed. — Wen Shao, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 The resolution does not specify a schedule for inserting discrete one-hour corrections. — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 An inmate died in an apparent homicide Tuesday morning after an attack by another prisoner at California State Prison, Sacramento, state corrections officials said. — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026 After a 2021 trial, Silver ruled against the state, issuing an injunction that required corrections authorities to address the constitutional violations. — Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 The city currently spends about $30 million a year on corrections, Atlanta’s Chief Financial Officer Mohamed Balla told council members Wednesday. — Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026 After leaving her own handwritten corrections, Doe signed off on the final version of statement the next day, which was shared with the DA’s office along with the Snapchat messages. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026 Its system records visual observations, depth information, robot motion, contact signals, human corrections, and task outcomes, creating data that can be used to improve its AI models. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrections
Noun
  • Parliament’s lower house dominates the legislative process, but the Senate plays an important role in passing constitutional amendments and approving Constitutional Court judges.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The resolution of the war was these amendments, the 14th Amendment specifically.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • City could face a points deduction or a relegation to a lower-tier league on top of fines or individual punishments for team executives.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In a September complaint, Bonta alleged that from 2018-19 through the first half of 2024-25, Black students received exclusionary punishments at about 4 times the rate of White students at the district.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Brooks Koepka in January became the first LIV player to return to the PGA Tour under financial penalties that included no access to equity grants for five years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The Wild killed all five penalties against them and are 21 for 22 this season, the best penalty kill rate in the NHL.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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“Corrections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrections. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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