as in amendment
a change designed to correct or improve a written work
the governor's numerous emendations to the speechwriter's first draft left nary a sentence untouched
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Recent Examples of emendation
The team has made no emendations to his board-flat and stick-thin physique, no fake tits in sight.
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Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
In the execution scene, the emendations almost seem designed to make an already dismaying narrative intolerable.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
One emendation to the oddsmaker’s craft was the shocking triumph of Leicester City in the English Premier League in 2016.
—Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2018
Likewise, a 2004 emendation and intensification of the act was also ratified, in part, as a response to the death of another child, Victoria Climbié, at the hands of her guardians.
—Tara Isabella Burton, Vox, 27 Apr. 2018
Richard Ouellette’s décor, with a central pavilion amid a grove, serves for both productions, with slight emendations.
—Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2018
These letters often included a handwritten emendation of grief or praise.
—Phillip Carter, Slate Magazine, 17 Oct. 2017
Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
In the execution scene, the emendations almost seem designed to make an already dismaying narrative intolerable.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
One emendation to the oddsmaker’s craft was the shocking triumph of Leicester City in the English Premier League in 2016.
—Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2018
Likewise, a 2004 emendation and intensification of the act was also ratified, in part, as a response to the death of another child, Victoria Climbié, at the hands of her guardians.
—Tara Isabella Burton, Vox, 27 Apr. 2018
Richard Ouellette’s décor, with a central pavilion amid a grove, serves for both productions, with slight emendations.
—Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2018
These letters often included a handwritten emendation of grief or praise.
—Phillip Carter, Slate Magazine, 17 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emendation
amendment
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Three years on, the bill is still working its way through the legal process, after multiple amendments, and the most recent refile last month, following fierce opposition from conservative organizations and church groups.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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For instance, according to City Bureau, the 2020 Illinois fair tax amendment was supported by 71% of Chicago residents, who believe the rich should pay their fair share.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Emendation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emendation. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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