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
There would be no airbrushing of the old photos, no silent emendation of the letters from summer camp.
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James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 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
James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 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
Noun
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The committee approved Lucas’s amendment and approved the recommendation to increase funding for the temporary jail.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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Widerman said any amendment to ZIM’s articles of association made without the government’s consent would be invalid, and implicitly warned against company attempts to circumvent the rights attached to the golden share.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Emendation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emendation. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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