rectification

noun

as in correction

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Recent Examples of rectification 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
  • Trabue had faced charges of complicity to murder and complicity to robbery in the first degree in connection with the February 2025 shooting death of former Louisville corrections officer Michael Saye Wehdah.
    — Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2026
  • False information is incorrect and may require a correction or retraction.
    — Victoria Marshall, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of correction
Noun
  • After a citizen’s task force last month recommended Orange County make hotel tax reform a legislative priority, the Orlando Sentinel sought interviews with the two leading candidates for governor for their take on the future of the lucrative tax.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Last month, weeks after tens of thousands of students took to the streets of New Delhi demanding education reform, Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally broke his silence on the seven-week protests.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of reform
Noun
  • But even alkaline garden soil may become acidic over time as a result of environmental factors, such as acid rain, or the overuse of synthetic fertilizers and other soil amendments.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In a matter of minutes, the commissioners all voted to approve the amendment.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of amendment
Noun
  • CycloRP aims to work with existing engines without requiring hardware modifications.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Today, Richard Engel reports on the modifications some Ukrainians have made to daily life in the midst of a full-scale war with Russia, namely how doctors, patients, teachers and students have moved underground.
    — Yasmin Vossoughian, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of modification
Noun
  • Most of these alterations are trivial, although one major change, coming near the end, is a very bad idea.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • At the Federal Center on Dearborn Street, post-9/11 security alterations have severely compromised one of the city’s most powerful urban designs.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of alteration
Noun
  • In many cases, the effort to build faster can invite new delays, higher costs, and revisions.
    — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Labor Department revisions also looked good, adding 55,000 to June and July payrolls.
    — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of revision
Noun
  • The government’s achievement caps a political transformation that has moved the Italian leader from outsider to establishment figure since becoming Italy’s first female prime minister in 2022.
    — Silvia Stellacci, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • During the transformation the gases escape, dragging dust and ice particles off the surface with them.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of transformation
Noun
  • Age can be as much a distortion as gender, race, class, culture, or any other generalization.
    — Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Despite the distortion, the show could still be a huge exposure boost.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of distortion

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“Rectification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectification. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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