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as in accurate
being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard
a real brainteaser with only one correct solution to it
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as in proper
following the established traditions of refined society and good taste
painfully correct dress for the state dinner at the White House
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as in formal
marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and details
the correct method for folding the American flag
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as in to amend
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from
more time will be needed to correct the computer program
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as in to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
hopefully the young entrepreneur's professionalism will serve to correct his partner's extreme enthusiasm in the eyes of investors
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as in to punish
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
an insensitive boss who liked to correct subordinates in front of their colleagues
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Recent Examples of correct
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
In his view, toe spacers can strengthen feet and correct toe alignment by engaging a set of foot muscles most people don’t use often.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Clearly, the fantasy football manager who meant to take Bijan might have been able to correct his mistake, but that has not yet been revealed.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Yes, as long as the hard drive can connect to the Xbox through a USB connection and is formatted to the correct filing system.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
In his view, toe spacers can strengthen feet and correct toe alignment by engaging a set of foot muscles most people don’t use often.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
Luce, in writing Brzezinski’s history, has corrected the record.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Clearly, the fantasy football manager who meant to take Bijan might have been able to correct his mistake, but that has not yet been revealed.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correct
Adjective
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Prices were accurate at the time of publication but may change.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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A little over half of the participants projected Houston’s offensive efficiency to be in the middle third of the league, which seems like an accurate prediction.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Building a proper football ecosystem benefits the wider Saudi aim of diversifying away from oil.—
Mavis Mook,
CNBC,
30 Aug. 2025
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Other character dimensions, like courage (e.g., tenacious, determined) and drive (results-oriented), help ensure proper focus.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Yet these benefits will primarily help those that already have access to a bank—and not the more than one billion that still lack access to formal financial systems.—
Sopnendu Mohanty,
Fortune,
24 Aug. 2025
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Kobe never laid out the Mamba Mentality as a formal, step-by-step framework.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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While the team amended the final sales total to 96,633, the final inning generated only a baker’s dozen sold, a mere pittance compared to the rest of the game’s pace.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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In addition, the two companies amended their network services agreement to create a hybrid mobile network operator relationship.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Working harder to earn less was the story of Australian iron ore miner Fortescue in the financial year to June 30, reporting earlier today that increased production failed to offset a 41% fall in profit to $3.37 billion.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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According to Confindustria’s estimates, sales of goods to the rest of the world could increase by about 13 billion euros cumulatively in 2027, offsetting U.S. export losses.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Their obsessively ardent fan bases tend to punish such transgressors rapidly and repeatedly.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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But there’s a very big bar to punishing it: the Supreme Court ruled years ago that flag burning is protected under the Constitution’s First Amendment and its free speech clause.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But Gilliam’s attorneys argue judges have disagreed about whether the same is true for the combination of letters and numbers on personalized license plates.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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But the true star of the show was the custom ERL racquet bag.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Tia Glover, with her sharp British wit, looks primed to challenge Potomac’s polite veneers.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
28 Aug. 2025
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The note explained their situation in a polite and understanding way, apologizing for any noise their own children might make.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Correct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correct. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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