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emending

verb

present participle of emend
as in amending
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from the first printout quickly revealed that our computer program needed to be emended

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  1. amending
  2. correcting
  3. rewriting
Verb
  • The city’s planning director said amending the zoning code to allow data centers in Sacramento would require multiple public hearings.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The complex legislation — added by gutting and amending a bill known as Senate Bill 492 — was introduced less than three days before the legislative session was to end Monday.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of amending
Verb
  • Longer messages mean slower communication, so people who study error-correcting codes devise more elaborate schemes to minimize the redundancy in the transmissions while maximizing the number of errors that can be corrected.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
  • But Lemon’s intensity and approach to correcting mistakes encourage the coaching staff.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of correcting
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  • For fashion, those changing expectations are rewriting the rules of engagement, too.
    — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Those changes can also indirectly make the monthly obligation more affordable, even if the issuer isn't technically rewriting its standard minimum payment formula.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of rewriting
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“Emending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emending. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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