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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
In response to the wildcat correction officers strike, Hochul more than two weeks ago posted several thousand National Guardsmen to the prisons.
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
Meghan Markle—correction: Meghan Sussex—has whipped up a pop cultural frenzy with the drop of her new Netflix series, With Love, Meghan.
—Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
That recommendation was also echoed by the district attorney’s office, the court’s probation department and the state corrections department.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
From a technical perspective, declining bullish sentiment is needed for a correction in a positive trend.
—Tom Aspray, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
Meghan Markle—correction: Meghan Sussex—has whipped up a pop cultural frenzy with the drop of her new Netflix series, With Love, Meghan.
—Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
That recommendation was also echoed by the district attorney’s office, the court’s probation department and the state corrections department.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
From a technical perspective, declining bullish sentiment is needed for a correction in a positive trend.
—Tom Aspray, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correction
Noun
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With the Bitcoin Law amendments and the announced end of El Salvador bitcoin accumulation, the narrative about Bitcoin and the Central American country is under a transformation.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Another amendment added in the Senate exempted a list of common rifles, some of which are used for hunting.—
Seth Klamann,
The Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Team members need to feel safe to voice their opinions, ask judgment-free questions, and admit mistakes without fear of punishment and humiliation.—
Martin Zwilling,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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When failure is punished, people stop trying for fear of punishment, and progress slows to a crawl.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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However, the most serious penalty is intact—Google's popular Chrome browser is still on the chopping block.—
Ryan Whitwam,
Ars Technica,
10 Mar. 2025
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And that included nine penalties against him in only seven games last fall.—
Pat Leonard,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There has been growing concern within several news outlets about drawing the wrath of the Trump administration.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2025
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The result of such whiplash: People who have experienced the various stages of a Trump relationship often remain tied to him, yet also fearful of his wrath, concluding that praising Trump—or at least staying silent about his shortcomings—is the best survival strategy.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Correction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correction. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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