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Recent Examples of rectification
Their defensive shortcomings require immediate rectification.
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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
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
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State prison leadership has sought to avoid needing to rely on volunteers among corrections officers to pull the triggers in an execution, IDOC Director Bree Derrick previously said.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
10 June 2026
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Building practical quantum Error correction is widely considered one of the key hurdles preventing today’s quantum computers from tackling commercially valuable problems at scale.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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More than nine hundred judges and prosecutors have since signed an open letter warning of systemic abuses, and protesters have marched through Bucharest, demanding reform.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Colleagues and staff often describe him as a policy obsessive more interested in acquisition reform than television appearances.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
8 June 2026
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Messengers could also be faced with considering a constitutional amendment proposed by Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president Albert Mohler that would ban women from serving in primary church leadership roles within the denomination.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The incorporated amendments were championed by councilmembers, including Pamela Campos, Peter Ortiz, Domingo Candelas, George Casey, Bien Doan, Rosemary Kamei, Anthony Tordillos, and David Cohen.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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The LHDs can also provide air support with short-takeoff-and-landing multirole fighters, previously the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II and, with certain modifications, the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Ductwork inspection and modifications Your ductwork acts as the circulatory system for your home’s climate control.—
Nick Perry,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Talks between senior figures from the engine manufacturers are taking place in Monaco this weekend before the next Power Unit Advisory Committee meeting takes place in a couple of weeks, where possible alterations or new proposals are likely to be evaluated.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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So, that is a separate alteration, a separate change from that cam housing clearance change, that adjustment.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
3 June 2026
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DeKalb County commissioners are pushing for more revisions to a draft amendment to the county code to regulate data centers, including doubling the distance the facilities must be from homes, county parks and trails.—
Reed Williams,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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October 23 – November 21 A belief about home may be ready for revision.—
PubSubHub User,
Baltimore Sun,
4 June 2026
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The show also includes looks that are really about preserving the performer’s face and employing subtle transformations via stubble or smaller prosthetic pieces.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
4 June 2026
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Byrne and Chace will play brothers amongst a group of men seeking to rediscover their purpose at the radical Reclaim Retreat that promises the transformation of the modern man.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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This is a distortion of the law, and a display of callous indifference to the tragedies that moved Congress to pass the Refugee Act.—
Elizabeth Holtzman,
Time,
9 June 2026
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Engineers still need to determine how to precisely measure and compensate for signal distortions across the antenna.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Rectification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectification. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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