as in reparation
payment to another for a loss or injury
the new skis were certainly an adequate redress for the lost snowboard
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as in to avenge
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for
the belief that redressing a murder with another murder, even if carried out by the state, is not morally justified
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Recent Examples of redress
Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
At its heart, transitional justice is about answering for past crimes and providing redress for victims.
—Patrick Vinck, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Eric Crosby, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Trump has said his tariff agenda is designed to redress years of lopsided trade between America and its partners, caused, in his view, by other countries imposing steeper tariffs on US goods imported into their markets than the US does on theirs.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
This includes developing robust governance frameworks, auditing AI systems for bias and errors, and implementing mechanisms for redress when things go wrong.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
At its heart, transitional justice is about answering for past crimes and providing redress for victims.
—Patrick Vinck, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
Judging by our actions over the past five years, museum leaders think the answer is yes, even if most also acknowledge that there is a long path ahead to redress the systemic issues at hand.
—Eric Crosby, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Trump has said his tariff agenda is designed to redress years of lopsided trade between America and its partners, caused, in his view, by other countries imposing steeper tariffs on US goods imported into their markets than the US does on theirs.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redress
Noun
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Opponents of the governor’s veto believe the expenditure of that energy is necessary and point to efforts in Washington to unravel DEI as a reason Maryland should commit itself to study reparations.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
22 May 2025
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Things like reparations, gun violence, and fighting against unlawful deportations are topics people tell you to avoid at dinner parties.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
22 May 2025
Verb
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But Adams noted the league is only focused on the Chiefs seeking to avenge their Super Bowl LIX loss.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2025
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Listen to this article St. Augustine High School played a complete match Friday night, beating Mission Vista 25-21, 25-13, 25-23 to avenge a loss earlier this season and capture the CIF San Diego Section Division 1 boys volleyball championship at Mira Mesa High School.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Forward-thinking plans support providers with documentation and coding resources to ensure fair compensation.—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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And an examination of workers’ compensation claims in California that included more cases than just those where people missed work found three to six times the number of illnesses and injuries compared with the Labor Bureau’s records for that state.—
The Editors,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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“Redress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redress. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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