rectifications

noun

plural of rectification
as in amendments

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  1. amendments
  2. modifications
  3. corrections
  4. alterations
  5. changes
  6. revisions
  7. variations
  8. differences
Noun
  • Two other amendments on the ballot were rejected and drew about 100,000 fewer votes.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The 1983 amendments gradually raised the full retirement age from 65 to 67 and, for the first time, subjected some benefits to federal income tax.
    — Lena Borrelli, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of amendments
Noun
  • The company has also upgraded the sensor’s software without requiring hardware modifications.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Samus also discussed improving surrounding and local roadway networks along I-95, including signal improvements, additional turning lanes and intersection modifications to improve local mobility and safety.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of modifications
Noun
  • What followed was a Monday filled with film review, corrections and — most important — difficult conversations that resonated on both sides of the ball.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Advertisement Other opponents to the death penalty, including former prosecutors, former corrections officials, faith leaders, and civil rights groups, wrote similar letters urging universal clemency in the months preceding Thursday’s announcement.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of corrections
Noun
  • The store has a tailor shop where customers can pay to have in-house alterations.
    — Jane Miller, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Weber has joined state Attorney General Rob Bonta in challenging local election changes in court, including Huntington Beach's voter ID law and Shasta County's Measure B, which proposed significant alterations to voting and ballot counting.
    — Senior Editor, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of alterations
Noun
  • Huang has said that this system gives his company the flexibility to react to rapid changes in technology and remain agile.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
  • For example, a digital twin of an industrial pump could use vibration and temperature readings to detect changes that indicate developing mechanical problems.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of changes
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 revisions
Noun
  • Although these patterns cannot be observed directly through telescopes, the variations can be mapped in simulations like Lumina, allowing scientists to investigate how the dynamics of matter may have shaped the early cosmos, Muñoz said.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The team used Argon to generate thousands of variations on practice runs based on real-world camera data.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of variations
Noun
  • Doing so enhances the slight color differences in these rocks, allowing researchers to pick out the different minerals.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • There are, of course, obvious differences between soldiers and agents, for whom a readiness to kill on behalf of the state is generally understood to be a more distant prospect.
    — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
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