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
Panizo’s post erroneously that the battle was against Croatia, a mistake the local podcaster later rectified.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
California plans to sue in 60 days if the situation isn’t rectified.
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Jennifer McDermott,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
California plans to sue in 60 days if the situation isn't rectified.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
Wembanyama rectified that mistake on the next play.
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Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Nonalcoholic takes on the concept include the fruity Tarte Tatin Zero, a blend of caramel, rectified (or redistilled) apple juice, tonka, and vanilla foam, and the zippy Terminal Zero, crafted with agave syrup, lemon, mustard, and peppermint kombucha.
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Lane Nieset,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
In the fifth inning, Jensen also rectified his mistake.
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Jaylon Thompson
may 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2026
Manchester United The disappointment of 2024-25 was somewhat rectified by a summer spent remodelling a misfiring attack.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
In the case of Sloth World, FWC issued a verbal warning following a 2025 inspection for the size of the cages in which they were housed, which reports indicate were later rectified.
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Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
California plans to sue in 60 days if the situation isn’t rectified.
—
Jennifer McDermott,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
California plans to sue in 60 days if the situation isn't rectified.
—
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Wembanyama rectified that mistake on the next play.
—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Nonalcoholic takes on the concept include the fruity Tarte Tatin Zero, a blend of caramel, rectified (or redistilled) apple juice, tonka, and vanilla foam, and the zippy Terminal Zero, crafted with agave syrup, lemon, mustard, and peppermint kombucha.
—
Lane Nieset,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
In the fifth inning, Jensen also rectified his mistake.
—
Jaylon Thompson
may 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2026
Manchester United The disappointment of 2024-25 was somewhat rectified by a summer spent remodelling a misfiring attack.
—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
In the case of Sloth World, FWC issued a verbal warning following a 2025 inspection for the size of the cages in which they were housed, which reports indicate were later rectified.
—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectified
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The proposal unveiled Friday calls for the five-year-old agreement to be amended to ensure that those contingency funds can be used to cover the city’s costs in the event that other revenue is not enough to pay for certain city services provided during the Games.
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After Young amended the curriculum to remove one definition of slavery for third-graders for redundancy, Clark accused some board members of whitewashing history.
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After his own vision was corrected as a child, an encounter with a child his age in Cairo — living a starkly different life — sparked a lifelong mission to help others see.
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By the time the boundary issues were partially corrected in the 1960s, both the cemetery and the surrounding Black community had been largely erased from public memory.
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