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Recent Examples of rectification
The oscilloscope shows an AC voltage of 80 V at mid-swing, but after rectification, it is reduced to 30 V DC.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
Fedorov also believed that this goal of rectification — of achieving immortality — would unite social groups whose mutual fear of death had historically pitted them in opposition to each other.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Incident response times for physical rectification is pegged to drop by 40%.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The invention of the SCR led to improvements in the control of the rectification, or conversion, of line voltage from AC to DC and became the basis of modern speed control in both AC and DC motors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 July 2019
Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
Fedorov also believed that this goal of rectification — of achieving immortality — would unite social groups whose mutual fear of death had historically pitted them in opposition to each other.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Incident response times for physical rectification is pegged to drop by 40%.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The invention of the SCR led to improvements in the control of the rectification, or conversion, of line voltage from AC to DC and became the basis of modern speed control in both AC and DC motors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectification
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Since then, it’s been downhill, with a brief dip into correction territory — a decline of 10% or more from a recent high — in late March.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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However, advanced-level creators who want to edit Raw images in a desktop app will want to use a correction profile to remove the barrel distortion the zoom shows at wide angles.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Giang said that Lam also faces political hurdles for reform buy-in and the challenge of maintaining Vietnam's pragmatic approach to foreign policy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The latest reform also failed to address the lack of education and support for employers navigating the state’s more than 1,100-page labor code.—
Tom Manzo,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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But critics also pointed to a 2024 amendment with the former GOP chairman of the House Intelligence Committee that broadened the definition of electronic communications service providers.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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Attorney General James Uthmeier controlled Keep Florida Clean during the 2024 election to assist the DeSantis administration’s effort to defeat the recreational marijuana amendment.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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After winning modifications to the ballot label to remove argumentative and prejudicial language, taxpayers are suing the measure proponents over their ballot argument.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
10 Apr. 2026
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Study participants were chosen randomly Both took part in risk-factor modification.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The review stage has now arrived, with three meetings now scheduled for the coming weeks that should define what will change for F1 in 2026 and lay the groundwork for greater alterations from 2027.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The total cost, beyond the dramatic, narrative, legal, and emotional alterations?—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
8 Apr. 2026
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Friedman wrote that the revision was still unconstitutionally vague.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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The department said the downward revision came primarily to lower investment than previously indicated.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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Analysts attribute this transformation to a combination of geographic necessity, deft diplomacy, and shifting regional alliances.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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The poem tells the story of the seduction of a sixteen-year-old girl by the watermonster, a mythical figure, weaving together themes of place, identity, trauma, and transformation.—
Patrick Dundon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2026
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The distortion uses religion as a tool to inflame hate and justify violence.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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The zoom relies heavily on digital corrections to remove distortion and brighten its corners to match the center.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Rectification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectification. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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