emending

Definition of emendingnext
present participle of emend
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Verb
  • Rebecca Green, a law professor and director of the Election Law Program at William & Mary Law School in Virginia, said the court there rejected the redistricting plan based on narrow grounds pertaining to Virginia law on amending the state Constitution, which doesn’t apply in California.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
  • That act, of amending Jefferson’s original draft, edit upon edit, has been the story not only of new nation-states declaring their independence but also of people within nation-states.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • If correcting automated categories feels frustrating, manual budgeting may be a better fit.
    Nick Perry, USA Today, 11 May 2026
  • Should a blind person be correcting my driving?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Simien is also an evangelist for rewriting negative perceptions about Memphis by highlighting its vibrant musical present.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • The campaign is rewriting the rules about what is allowed and therefore what is possible.
    Meghan Daum, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
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“Emending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emending. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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