as in amended
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from
let me get the store manager, and he'll rectify the invoice for your order
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Recent Examples of rectified
Many believe things have past the point of no return and that things can only be rectified by each side going its separate way.
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Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Thankfully, that has been rectified, and the real voice of Snake has finally returned.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The wet cloth wiping solution measuring zero parts per million on the sanitizer got rectified when staff boosted it to 100 ppm.
—David J. Neal
updated August 8, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Ranieri rectified that and doesn’t seem to care that as long as Dybala keeps playing, his contract will be automatically renewed with a salary escalator; something De Rossi and Juric always had in the backs of their minds.
—James Horncastle, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
The glaring omission was subsequently rectified, but according to Fortune's sources, Walmart is yet to purchase a single vehicle from Canoo.
—New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
Another miss that was rectified already was the consolidation of the company’s apparel, footwear and accessories teams within its 14 product categories.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
Pretrial services eventually noticed and rectified the issue.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
Instead, the Dodgers will begin the game with Yamamoto, confident the pitch-tipping issues that possibly plagued him in Game 1 have been rectified.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Thankfully, that has been rectified, and the real voice of Snake has finally returned.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The wet cloth wiping solution measuring zero parts per million on the sanitizer got rectified when staff boosted it to 100 ppm.
—David J. Neal
updated August 8, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Ranieri rectified that and doesn’t seem to care that as long as Dybala keeps playing, his contract will be automatically renewed with a salary escalator; something De Rossi and Juric always had in the backs of their minds.
—James Horncastle, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
The glaring omission was subsequently rectified, but according to Fortune's sources, Walmart is yet to purchase a single vehicle from Canoo.
—New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
Another miss that was rectified already was the consolidation of the company’s apparel, footwear and accessories teams within its 14 product categories.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
Pretrial services eventually noticed and rectified the issue.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
Instead, the Dodgers will begin the game with Yamamoto, confident the pitch-tipping issues that possibly plagued him in Game 1 have been rectified.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectified
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On Friday, Priscilla's former business partners, Brigitte Kruse and Kevin Fialko, amended their $50 million lawsuit against Priscilla, alleging that she was involved in Elvis' death.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators, which opposed Tisdel's bill before it was amended, did not respond to a request for its position on the changes to the legislation.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Video refereeing was used 39 times on the first day of the season, with one red card being corrected and three goals disallowed for offside.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Food Inspection Guide.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Rectified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectified. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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