rectification

noun

as in correction

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Recent Examples of rectification As with the party’s other massive campaigns, such as the one-child policy, cadres understand that compliance with rectification is mandatory and a high priority for leaders. — Andrew Mertha, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026 Sam's Club has established a rectification task force to overhaul supply-chain inspections and replaced its chairman with Liu Peng, a former executive at Alibaba. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 22 June 2026 Their defensive shortcomings require immediate rectification. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026 The oscilloscope shows an AC voltage of 80 V at mid-swing, but after rectification, it is reduced to 30 V DC. — 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
  1. correction
  2. reform
  3. amendment
  4. modification
  5. alteration
  6. revision
  7. transformation
  8. distortion
Noun
  • Its performance and endurance depend on factors beyond layer count, including bits per cell, controller design, and error correction.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • July 23 – August 22 A correction could be more useful than the embarrassment that comes with it.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of correction
Noun
  • Next week the Senate will vote on a bipartisan permitting reform bill that is being criticized by environmental groups.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Regulatory reform could mean easing some environmental protections.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of reform
Noun
  • The amendment proposes allowing Agency Chief Contracting Officers the authority to approve such contracts.
    — Digital Producer, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Shortly after the indictment, at a riverside restaurant near the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, both Republicans and Democrats sided with Comey and the first amendment.
    — Frank Langfitt, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of amendment
Noun
  • The company has also upgraded the sensor’s software without requiring hardware modifications.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Straw is seasonal, bulky and variable, and a mill built for wood needs modification to process it.
    — Kari Stoever, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of modification
Noun
  • Suno, which has an office in San Francisco, is accused in the lawsuit of committing direct copyright infringement, circumvention of protection measures and removal or alteration of copyright management information.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The store has a tailor shop where customers can pay to have in-house alterations.
    — Jane Miller, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of alteration
Noun
  • The report included upward revisions totaling an extra 84,000 jobs added in August and September, meaning the labor market had been stronger in those months than previously thought.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Friday’s report also showed strong upward revisions to recent jobs data.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of revision
Noun
  • The ship’s transformation into an artificial reef will give it a new purpose after decades of uncertainty over its future.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Growth potential Singapore’s efforts come as gold flows have already undergone a significant transformation over the past decade.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of transformation
Noun
  • That low, the rays must pass through a much thicker layer of the atmosphere than when the sun is higher in the sky, increasing the light distortion that complicates photography.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In an age of denial, distortion and flagrant ahistoricism, the survival of fact depends on those willing to establish it, repeat it and refuse to be shaken.
    — Natalie Livingstone, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of distortion

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“Rectification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectification. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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