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a change designed to correct or improve a written work
the article as written requires only one factual amendment
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Recent Examples of amendments
This year, around 1,200 amendments were filed by House lawmakers, and only 298 were approved to make it to the floor.
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Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Most soil amendments take a while to become incorporated in gardens and lawns, and many take a year or more to start benefiting plants.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
The latter issue was a major hang-up that required last-minute amendments to the measure.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Lange did not say what the amendments might contain.
—David McHugh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Constitutional amendments proposed by state lawmakers would still only require a simple majority to pass.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Two years later, the NME was renamed the Department of Defense by amendments to the National Security Act.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Three years on, the bill is still working its way through the legal process, after multiple amendments, and the most recent refile last month, following fierce opposition from conservative organizations and church groups.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
By contrast, the law curbing the independence of NABU and SAPO was rushed through parliament, with controversial amendments inserted at the last minute—almost as if to conceal them.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Most soil amendments take a while to become incorporated in gardens and lawns, and many take a year or more to start benefiting plants.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
The latter issue was a major hang-up that required last-minute amendments to the measure.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Lange did not say what the amendments might contain.
—David McHugh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Constitutional amendments proposed by state lawmakers would still only require a simple majority to pass.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Two years later, the NME was renamed the Department of Defense by amendments to the National Security Act.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Three years on, the bill is still working its way through the legal process, after multiple amendments, and the most recent refile last month, following fierce opposition from conservative organizations and church groups.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
By contrast, the law curbing the independence of NABU and SAPO was rushed through parliament, with controversial amendments inserted at the last minute—almost as if to conceal them.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amendments
Noun
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Some of the first tank modifications came early in the war, when the main threats to military vehicles were Ukraine’s anti-tank missiles, supplied by the United States, and drones that dropped grenades.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Make these modifications with reflection and intention.—
Tracy Brower,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Strikingly, this rapid shift coincided with major alterations in genes linked to autism—likely shaped by natural selection factors unique to the human species.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Her dress, originally custom-made for her mother-in-law 22 years ago, fit perfectly without alterations.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Without corrections, the zoom shows complex mustache distortion at 20mm and significant pincushion distortion from 50-200mm, both extreme enough that even an untrained eye will notice.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
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The housing market’s cyclicality could trigger home price corrections, pressuring originations.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The improvements came in the passing attack, with wideout Javen Nicholas recording a career-best 11 catches for 122 yards, coming just one shy of tying Austin Duke’s program reception record of 12.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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Velasco quickly noticed improvements within his classroom.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Amendments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amendments. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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