1
as in amends
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from
more time will be needed to correct the computer program
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2
as in offsets
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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as in punishes
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
an insensitive boss who liked to correct subordinates in front of their colleagues
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Recent Examples of corrects
Since 2013, Romana has specialized in advanced restorative and cosmetic dentistry that corrects or restores or enhances smiles.
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Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Which is why receiving feedback, especially the kind that calls us out or corrects us, can be so difficult.
—Susanne Biro, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Continue reading … TRUTH COMES OUT – MSNBC corrects contractor's false claim that Israeli forces killed Gaza boy during aid distribution.
—FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
When faced with a significant initial error of 50%, the new method corrects itself within just 5 seconds, while conventional approaches require over 100 seconds—a 20-fold improvement in recovery speed, according to researchers.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2025
But now researchers from the Biorobotics Laboratory at Seoul National University (SNU) have designed an exosuit that corrects body posture.
—Payal Dhar, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2021
Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Which is why receiving feedback, especially the kind that calls us out or corrects us, can be so difficult.
—Susanne Biro, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Continue reading … TRUTH COMES OUT – MSNBC corrects contractor's false claim that Israeli forces killed Gaza boy during aid distribution.
—FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
When faced with a significant initial error of 50%, the new method corrects itself within just 5 seconds, while conventional approaches require over 100 seconds—a 20-fold improvement in recovery speed, according to researchers.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2025
But now researchers from the Biorobotics Laboratory at Seoul National University (SNU) have designed an exosuit that corrects body posture.
—Payal Dhar, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrects
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Along with passing the map, the Utah legislature passed a bill on redistricting standards that amends Proposition 4, the law that came into play when Utah courts ruled the map needed to be redistricted.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Oct. 2025
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Rose Glass' directorial debut is an ecclesiastical horror that offsets the fine line between devotion and delusion, all while stirring the painful emotions of loneliness and trauma.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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The recommendations comes after West Hollywood began exploring lowering or waiving fees altogether to attract more production and see if volume offsets the loss and a new state tax credit system is poised to bring more work back to California.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Zeus ultimately punishes Prometheus by chaining him to a rock and sending an eagle to eat his liver every day.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement This environment rewards suspicion and punishes good-faith efforts to find common ground.—
Lizzi C. Lee,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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His studio team appreciates how subtle soft pink/white crystal lighting neutralizes the green of the glass.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The acid also neutralizes the baking soda and helps to eliminate its metallic flavor.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
20 Aug. 2025
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The red counteracts the green, and the acidity helps neutralize the reaction.—
Maureen Choi,
Glamour,
25 Sep. 2025
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In combination, these strategies offer a blueprint for daily living that counteracts some of the evolutionary mismatches of modern life.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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