righted

past tense of right

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for righted
Verb
  • You’ll be redressed and out of the security line faster than all of your travel mates.
    Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2026
  • The wounds and humiliations of private life can rarely be redressed by law; literature offers a parallel tribunal in which those hurts are litigated and, if possible, imaginatively overcome.
    Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Past research has shown that breast cancer patients who lose weight through treatment or surgery have improved heart health and longevity.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 2 June 2026
  • All the same, the team improved dramatically right away, posting its first winning season in the Sacramento era and losing a thrilling first-round playoff series to the Utah Jazz.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • And can the extreme technical divergences and multiple overbought conditions be ameliorated without much pain, as suggested by Monday's benign rotational action in the face of a stiff drop in semis and other momentum stocks?
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 May 2026
  • Since then the institutions of American aging have reproduced rather than ameliorated the inequalities and injustices of the wider American economy.
    Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Deadline reported that some AMC customers experienced wait times of up to an hour before the queues shortened later in the day.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 June 2026
  • The name was soon shortened to flag football.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Overall, Hungary scored 25 goals in their four matches en route to the final, with Kocsis’ 11 for the tournament only bettered by France’s Just Fontaine’s 13 in 1958.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • The Flames have bettered their conference finish every season since joining in 2023, winning both the regular-season and tournament titles this year.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • On Friday, Korda credited her sister, Jessica, a six-time LPGA Tour winner, for giving her a tip that course-corrected her ballstriking.
    Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 7 June 2026
  • The issue with the tuna was corrected onsite, according to the report.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
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“Righted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/righted. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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