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verb

past tense of correct
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as in offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective hopefully the young entrepreneur's professionalism will serve to correct his partner's extreme enthusiasm in the eyes of investors

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Recent Examples of corrected
Verb
The stock corrected lower, as usually does after earnings. Brett Owens, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 If these errors cannot be corrected, a final report should not be released and the interim report should be withdrawn. Alden Abbott, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 Halving the resolution corrected the problem, though processing the proxies wasn’t immediate, with the preview going still for a while. PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024 Taking into consideration nearer-term forecasts, our estimates indicate that the stock is likely to have over-corrected to around $115 as against its fair value of $150 - Trefis’s estimate for Snowflakes’ valuation- indicating a near-term upside potential of 30%. Trefis Team, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 Videos can have colors corrected or transformed with presets. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 Data corrected by humans serves as the best training material. Troy Ma, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrected
Verb
  • The filing also details various financial agreements, including the Simplify Loan and the Third Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, which have been amended to extend maturity dates and defer interest payments.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The filing also details a $600 million amended and restated unsecured credit facility, expanding the revolving credit facility to $500 million, maturing in November 2028.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • This was offset by interest income on securities held in the Trust Account of $108,520 and a change in fair value of the convertible note of $66,021.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Plager, a small business owner, said his city needs to add new revenue sources to offset the growing cost of providing community services without raising taxes.
    Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Landry argued that teenagers who commit such heinous crimes must be punished as adults.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2024
  • People who violate the ordinance can be punished with a fine of up to $100 or imprisonment not to exceed 50 days, or both, according to the current rules.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Most of the missiles were neutralized by American and Israeli air defense systems, as Iran targeted three Israeli military bases and the Tel Aviv headquarters of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service.
    Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Authorities say at least two individuals who opened fire on a crowd of people have been neutralized.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • There’s no fixed end date to that aid, although Joanne Standlee, the nonprofit’s executive director, said funding is always tight.
    Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Uncertainty is the key theme for markets on the eve of Election Day, but fixed income investors say there are a few opportunities to snap up solid yield even as the market holds its breath.
    Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024

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“Corrected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrected. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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