as in modification
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 amendment
The amendment received the last approval needed from Congress on Wednesday and it has been sent to Sheinbaum for her signature.
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Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
The plan would call for Democrats to provide the votes needed to advance the GOP bill in exchange for a vote on an amendment with their own one-month stopgap measure, which would almost certainly fail.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
The proposal would have to be put directly to voters through a constitutional amendment, which wouldn’t happen until 2026, at the earliest.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
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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Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
The plan would call for Democrats to provide the votes needed to advance the GOP bill in exchange for a vote on an amendment with their own one-month stopgap measure, which would almost certainly fail.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
The proposal would have to be put directly to voters through a constitutional amendment, which wouldn’t happen until 2026, at the earliest.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amendment
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The Future Is Still Bright Please remember: Even with modifications, your policy is valuable protection against what could be catastrophic costs down the road.—
Patti Brennan,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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After Homendy's announcement, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy quickly said the Department of Transportation will immediately follow the NTSB's recommendations and keep helicopter restrictions in place, noting that some modifications might be made to the current restrictions.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Italian official said alterations were not detected by eye and only were revealed by examining the seams of the crotch area of the ski suits after the competition.—
Graham Dunbar,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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Intense alteration on early Mars revealed by high-aluminum rocks at Jezero crater.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Stocks have reacted negatively to tariffs in particular, with the Nasdaq hovering around correction territory and the S&P 500 down about 3% since Trump took office.—
David Goldman,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund fell more than 3%, entering correction territory.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Amendment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amendment. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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