as in corrective
serving to raise or adjust something to some standard or proper condition
the company is taking rectifying measures to address the lack of handicapped access to the building
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as in amending
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 rectifying
Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
The complaints were communicated to upper management, including Matkom, who took several steps towards rectifying the problems in the building.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Come up with strategies for rectifying the issue, as needed, as well.
—Alanna Gallo, Parents, 7 Feb. 2026
Johnson and the lull after early record-breaking business Johnson’s early £35m signing came with the intention of rectifying the mistakes made in the summer window, which Glasner had publicly complained had not furnished him with a squad capable of competing on four fronts.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Thankfully, this week's episode wasted no time in rectifying that, and the Croissants were unmasked at the top of the evening.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
But Rams defensive lineman Kobie Turner said rectifying those mistakes is something that can be addressed on Sunday.
—Steve Reed, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026
But Rams defensive lineman Kobie Turner said rectifying those mistakes is something that can be addressed Sunday.
—Steve Reed, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Steve Berman, managing partner and co-founder of Hagens Berman, one of the firms working on behalf of the plaintiff, said Chun’s certification is a step toward rectifying consumers’ issues.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
To do so was to send $80 million back to California coffers, rectifying a mistake made by the state controller’s office that mixed up the monthly K-12 education payments sent to 11 counties.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
The complaints were communicated to upper management, including Matkom, who took several steps towards rectifying the problems in the building.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Come up with strategies for rectifying the issue, as needed, as well.
—Alanna Gallo, Parents, 7 Feb. 2026
Johnson and the lull after early record-breaking business Johnson’s early £35m signing came with the intention of rectifying the mistakes made in the summer window, which Glasner had publicly complained had not furnished him with a squad capable of competing on four fronts.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Thankfully, this week's episode wasted no time in rectifying that, and the Croissants were unmasked at the top of the evening.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
But Rams defensive lineman Kobie Turner said rectifying those mistakes is something that can be addressed on Sunday.
—Steve Reed, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026
But Rams defensive lineman Kobie Turner said rectifying those mistakes is something that can be addressed Sunday.
—Steve Reed, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Steve Berman, managing partner and co-founder of Hagens Berman, one of the firms working on behalf of the plaintiff, said Chun’s certification is a step toward rectifying consumers’ issues.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectifying
Adjective
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Occasionally, King’s assistants, a pair of bulky guys with law-enforcement backgrounds, offered the stumbling line a corrective shove.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Council members and staffers have been grappling with cost estimates that peg corrective repairs to the City Hall building at $329 million and more than $1 billion for full modernization over 20 years.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The option can reduce taxes on that one-time payment and does not require amending a prior return, according to the IRS.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Lorie Konish,Kamaron McNair,Greg Iacurci,Mike Winters,Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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Meantime, leaders are considering amending figure skating’s rules and technical requirements that will prioritize athlete longevity, potentially at the expense of boundary-pushing quadruple jumps.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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As part of the reformative aims of the convict system, many of these men were incarcerated at Fremantle Prison, trained, and put to work on infrastructure projects such as bridges, roads, and public buildings.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Aug. 2025
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Fifty-five years after Martin Luther King's death, African Americans continue to proudly honor his reformative legacy in Phoenix.—
The Arizona Republic,
The Arizona Republic,
14 Jan. 2024
Verb
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The resulting management overhead — spending elite engineering time correcting outputs and paying the high token costs of ungrounded prompts — eventually outweighs the initial speed of creation.—
Mohith Shrivastava,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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This suggests the players were continuously correcting their movements mid-execution.—
David Van den Heever,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Companion planting is the practice of growing different plants together in mutually beneficial combinations.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2026
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Evaluate both carefully, then, before getting started, and consider the pros and cons of splitting the funds between both account types, as that can also be beneficial for many savers right now.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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How to refill a saline lake Growing the lake is a much bigger and more expensive challenge than remedying the salinity problem.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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There is a dearth of curries in New York—something chef Vijay Kumar, of Dhamaka, Adda, and Semma, has been steadily remedying in recent years.—
Elena Clavarino,
Air Mail,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Fortunately, states do not have to reinvent the wheel to find blueprints for reforming occupational licensing.—
Edward Timmons,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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Trump has overturned many long-standing public-policy commitments of conservatives—supporting free trade, reforming entitlements, supporting foreign assistance to save lives and advance American interests, standing by NATO, and standing against Russian oppression at home and aggression abroad.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Rectifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectifying. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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