rectified

past tense of rectify

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Recent Examples of rectified North Texas’ defense was at or near the bottom of the conference each of the last two years, but Morris hired former Sam Houston defensive coordinator Skyler Cassity, who seems to have rectified the issue as the Mean Green are currently third in the conference in yards allowed per game. Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 The audit called for those conflicting mandates to be rectified and suggested the monitor’s office could hire an outside attorney who does not work for the city. Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025 Obviously being costly errors but things that can be very, very easily rectified. Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025 Parents paying is another venerable LA tradition, though one that is rectified with a chain of Venmos at a later date. Joe Joyce, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025 The company has now rectified that with a new $200 Google Pixel 10 promotion. Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 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 Meanwhile, Mexico exports under $10 billion to China, leading to a whopping trade deficit that Sheinbaum has decided must be rectified. Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectified
Verb
  • According to the website, states may exempt themselves from observing daylight saving time by state law in accordance with the Uniform Time Act, as amended.
    Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In the wake of the white community demanding more punishment, the Kentucky General Assembly amended the death penalty statute to allow juries to sentence a rapist to hang in the county seat where the crime was committed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • As Markovic corrected himself, taking back the goal, the cameras cut to the Panthers' head coach Paul Maurice, who was visibly perplexed at the scenario as Devils fans cheered in the background.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Rectified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectified. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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