righted

Definition of rightednext
past tense of right

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for righted
Verb
  • Common calls came for gaps to be bridged, capacity to be built, benefits to be shared, stakeholders to be consulted, and inequalities to be redressed.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • But those sets needed to be redressed for all the other installments to represent the post-crash Maginot, plus there are lots of guest actors playing the crew, plus there are multiple action sequences.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Yet there is broad agreement that qualifying can be improved.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Vladar improved to 27-13-7 in his first season with the Flyers.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Of course, with so many personnel across the agency already gone, some damage can’t be undone, but it will be greatly ameliorated.
    Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Lines to get through security topped six hours at their peak, but shortened significantly as ICE officers took on the role of checking IDs while TSA officers focused on the security screening.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Some Asian countries have shortened their work and school weeks.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Yeboah bettered that in the 67th minute, taking advantage of another defensive breakdown to poke a pass from Tomás Chancalay at the left post past Marcinkowski.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Reneau was that guy too, right to Sunday when his 16 points were only bettered by Henderson’s 18.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • While star trackers mounted on Orion indicate where the vehicle is pointing, potential misalignments between the star trackers and the communications terminal can only be fully measured and corrected once in space.
    Adam Bluestein, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The eatery scored 49 in a follow-up inspection and inspectors noted that the outstanding violations were not corrected.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Righted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/righted. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.

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