1
as in improved
to make better
trying to amend the situation of the striking workers by supplying them with minimal food supplies
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as in corrected
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from
the Bill of Rights was adopted in an effort to amend a constitution that seemed to many to be deficient in guaranteeing individual rights
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as in reformed
to change one's behavior or character for the better
the judge had heard the defendant promise before that he would amend
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Recent Examples of amended
Early in the law’s history, Congress amended it to include an exemption.
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Dan Salas, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2026
Parts of the ballot language backing a tax on second homes in San Diego are misleading and must be amended, a judge ruled Thursday.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The ballot question asks voters whether Virginia’s Constitution should be temporarily amended to allow the legislature to adopt a new mid-decade election map for upcoming races.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
In 2009, the policy was amended to include executive positions, and in 2022, women were added to the minority candidate definition.
—Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
But a bill that made it through the North Carolina General Assembly last year amended state law to strip counties of their ability to regulate private pool rentals.
—Mary Ramsey
march 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
The suit, initially filed in October 2024, was amended in December that same year to include Carter.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
And the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act must be amended.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
If DeSantis signs the bill into law, a Florida statute that regulates private investigative services, private security services and repossession services would be amended to open the door for unpaid volunteers to protect religious institutions with their own firearms.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Dan Salas, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2026
Parts of the ballot language backing a tax on second homes in San Diego are misleading and must be amended, a judge ruled Thursday.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The ballot question asks voters whether Virginia’s Constitution should be temporarily amended to allow the legislature to adopt a new mid-decade election map for upcoming races.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
In 2009, the policy was amended to include executive positions, and in 2022, women were added to the minority candidate definition.
—Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
But a bill that made it through the North Carolina General Assembly last year amended state law to strip counties of their ability to regulate private pool rentals.
—Mary Ramsey
march 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
The suit, initially filed in October 2024, was amended in December that same year to include Carter.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
And the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act must be amended.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
If DeSantis signs the bill into law, a Florida statute that regulates private investigative services, private security services and repossession services would be amended to open the door for unpaid volunteers to protect religious institutions with their own firearms.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amended
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Mansfield improved to 8-12-1 overall and 4-3 in district while Legacy dropped to 18-6 and 5-2.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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My sleep schedule improved This was the earliest sign that things were changing.—
Desireé Oostland,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2026
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What the industry missed, and what the internet eventually corrected, was that the audience was always there.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2026
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These are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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The submission is, in effect, a manifesto for its continued existence, and stakes out a case for why the BBC’s licence fee funding model needs to be reformed to boost the corporation’s coffers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Maybe reformed the sausage into meatballs and sauteed them?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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Yet in the 12 games since his return, despite initial rustiness, Flagg has enhanced his diverse talents, a clear indication Kidd’s early-season decision to play him at point guard was a beneficial litmus test.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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But advertising executives say that, thanks to enhanced targeting capabilities and new ad products, ad tiers have quietly become more lucrative than their ad-free counterparts.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Verge noticed that Google's AI rewrote the headline on PCMag's story about the FCC foreign drone ban to suggest that the agency had reversed its ban.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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In December, a Missouri appeals court rewrote the language that Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins had crafted for the measure.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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Number two got a nomination for the Oscar, and the movie behaved beautifully at the box office.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Dodgers behaved like the exact same team with some of the same heroes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Amended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amended. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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