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as in amendment
a change designed to correct or improve a written work
the copy editor's corrections were marked in red
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as in punishment
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
received a severe correction after the third offense
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Recent Examples of correction
The easing of supply chain constraints and some price corrections for construction materials, such as lumber following the post-pandemic shortage are also likely to help home builders.
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
That includes correction officers, police, firefighters and security guards.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
Multifocal contacts have several rings with different powers of correction.
—Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2024
Innovations such as topological quantum error correction and feedback control systems can maintain coherence over extended periods and distances.
—Pramod Kumar, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
That includes correction officers, police, firefighters and security guards.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
Multifocal contacts have several rings with different powers of correction.
—Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2024
Innovations such as topological quantum error correction and feedback control systems can maintain coherence over extended periods and distances.
—Pramod Kumar, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correction
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New zoning amendments approved The City Council also unanimously approved zoning amendments to the city's development code.Vivien Ayers, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Moreover, the state just voted to pass an amendment that would direct revenue from off-shore renewable energy to fund climate adaptation work.John Sabo, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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If convicted, the punishment is life in prison without the possibility of parole.Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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Similar constitutional amendments have been adopted in recent years in states including Alabama, Oregon, Tennessee, and Vermont, removing exceptions that allowed slavery or involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Plus, Cory has the time penalty next week, increasing his odds of entering the ring.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Filion faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison for each charge, federal prosecutors said.Michael Kosnar, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Laura Donnelly is phenomenal as the older Helen, who is moved by a hardened, ancient wrath.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Although Blasphemous Edict won’t be able to clear the board against the most extreme go-wide decks (where wraths are often the most needed), being a sacrifice effect gets around annoying protection like Indestructible.Jennifer Maas, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Correction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correction. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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