RECTIFICATION Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

rectification

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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

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Noun

After a 2021 trial, Silver ruled against the state, issuing an injunction that required corrections authorities to address the constitutional violations.

— Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The city currently spends about $30 million a year on corrections, Atlanta’s Chief Financial Officer Mohamed Balla told council members Wednesday.

— Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of correction

Noun

His concerns allude to amendments made in the final days of the legislative session.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
But amid a flurry of amendments and pushback from the AFL-CIO and Congressional Black Caucus, the bill failed to reach the floor for a vote before the Senate adjourned for its five-week August recess.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of amendment

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Among adults 50 and older who expect to need home modifications, 72% anticipate bathroom changes like grab bars or non-slip tile, according to AARP.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
Among adults 50 and older who anticipate needing modifications, 72% expect bathroom changes like grab bars or non-slip surfaces, according to AARP.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of modification

Noun

Cardtoons won because its alteration of the players’ appearances was deemed sufficiently inventive and, through parody, the cards reflected social commentary protected by the First Amendment that outweighed the players’ publicity rights claims.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026
This included performing the first-ever lunar-Earth flyby in August 2024, and grabbing a speed boost and trajectory alteration from the second planet from the sun, Venus, a year later in August 2025.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of alteration

Noun

Months later, a report found the state hadn't complied with its own lethal injection process since its revision in 2018, resulting in executions being conducted without proper testing of the drugs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Earnings growth across the sector could see meaningful upward revisions as incremental data-center contracts are signed, and tightening power-market fundamentals drive upside to consensus estimates.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of revision

Noun

Spyglass Media said her posts crossed into antisemitism and hate speech, citing what the company characterized as false references to genocide, Holocaust distortion and an implication that Western media conceal Israel’s perspective.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
These are two examples of politicians' truths among a plethora of others that are really lies, distortions, deceptions and desecrations of the citizens' trust in them.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

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