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 margin also allows for easier passage of constitutional amendments directly to voters.
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Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Connecticut voters just approved a constitutional amendment that allows for no-excuse absentee voting.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Here's what voters need to know One amendment, for example, would clarify that bond elections are decided by a simple majority vote and that the Council can issue city debt by a simple majority vote.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2024
In Jefferson County, two out of three voters rejected the amendment.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2024
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Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Connecticut voters just approved a constitutional amendment that allows for no-excuse absentee voting.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Here's what voters need to know One amendment, for example, would clarify that bond elections are decided by a simple majority vote and that the Council can issue city debt by a simple majority vote.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2024
In Jefferson County, two out of three voters rejected the amendment.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amendment
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The authors go on to outline models for capturing value with them: premium pricing, charges for upgrades, complementary products, monetizing maintenance, brand communities, and resale and modification.Vijay Govindarajan, Tojin T. Eapen, Daniel J. Finkenstadt, Harvard Business Review, 1 Nov. 2024
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Non-dairy milk has become the second most common order modification at Starbucks, behind adding a shot of espresso.Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
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Epigenetic alteration: This is when environmental factors alter gene function, accelerating skin aging and metabolic issues, Zalzala said.Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Many of the alterations Couture and Lansing made — like taking down the pink dining room wallpaper — were aesthetic changes to better accommodate their guests.Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 7 Nov. 2024
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Political pundit Rory Stewart, a former U.K. government minister married to an American, argued these corrections in modeling to address problems in their data meant pollsters could not be relied on to provide an accurate portrait of public opinion.Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Much of the decline is due to the industrywide contraction, which began before the strikes in 2023 and has continued since, as higher interest rates and weak results in streaming forced a correction.Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Amendment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amendment. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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