as in amendments
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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amendments
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Several amendments that would have increased the bill's scope, like one that proposed to pause the sales tax placed on electric bills, failed on the Senate floor.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
18 Feb. 2026 -
The recommit deadline had passed, Koch said, and any amendments passed would have killed the bill.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Emendations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emendations. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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