1
as in amendments
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 punishments
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 corrections
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.
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PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
The housing market’s cyclicality could trigger home price corrections, pressuring originations.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Meantime the post-Nvidia-earnings collective rethink of the trajectory, profitability and durability of the AI-capex boom has Nvidia shares testing two-month support and Microsoft and Meta Platforms undergoing 8%-plus corrections from their recent highs.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Lung-function testing used race corrections derived from slavery-era plantation medicine, leading to widespread underdiagnosis of serious lung disease in Black patients.
—Craig Spencer, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
In June, a list of the top 20 markets with the most motivated sellers in the country was dominated by Florida, a state which has seen some of the most dramatic price corrections in the country in recent months, with 14 metropolitan areas.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
At Parchman, the state’s troubled penitentiary, corrections workers were urging their colleagues to sign up.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
The county was also able purchase new facilities for the local health department and community corrections, as well as a storage building for the sheriff's department.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
Louisiana's corrections department has used the same system to track people in its custody, process time computations, and calculate release dates since 1991, according to court filings.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
The housing market’s cyclicality could trigger home price corrections, pressuring originations.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Meantime the post-Nvidia-earnings collective rethink of the trajectory, profitability and durability of the AI-capex boom has Nvidia shares testing two-month support and Microsoft and Meta Platforms undergoing 8%-plus corrections from their recent highs.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Lung-function testing used race corrections derived from slavery-era plantation medicine, leading to widespread underdiagnosis of serious lung disease in Black patients.
—Craig Spencer, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
In June, a list of the top 20 markets with the most motivated sellers in the country was dominated by Florida, a state which has seen some of the most dramatic price corrections in the country in recent months, with 14 metropolitan areas.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
At Parchman, the state’s troubled penitentiary, corrections workers were urging their colleagues to sign up.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
The county was also able purchase new facilities for the local health department and community corrections, as well as a storage building for the sheriff's department.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
Louisiana's corrections department has used the same system to track people in its custody, process time computations, and calculate release dates since 1991, according to court filings.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrections
Noun
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This year, around 1,200 amendments were filed by House lawmakers, and only 298 were approved to make it to the floor.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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Players hold the right to appeal their punishments.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Kentucky is not the only state with a law allowing for harsher punishments for offenders with felony histories.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Three of the last four meetings ended 1-1 after regulation time, including the AFCON semi-final in January 2024, where Nigeria prevailed on penalties.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Two pass interference flags skewed those numbers — their nine penalties were not a record under Sirianni, although their six defensive penalties tied for the most — but it was not lost on Sirianni that all Cowboys scoring drives included an Eagles penalty.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Corrections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrections. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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