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
More than 20 states, mostly led by Democrats, have filed lawsuits in two different federal courts arguing that the president has no authority to change or override a constitutional amendment.
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Rachel Wilson, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
That growth includes a one-time benefit of $300 million due to an amendment to Eli Lilly’s collaboration with its Jardiance partner Boehringer Ingelheim.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
The amendment ensures that all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. and subject to its jurisdiction are citizens.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Also, Florida voters in 2018 approved a constitutional amendment that banned greyhound racing, effectively clearing the way for dog tracks to end racing while keeping other gambling activities.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
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Rachel Wilson, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
That growth includes a one-time benefit of $300 million due to an amendment to Eli Lilly’s collaboration with its Jardiance partner Boehringer Ingelheim.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
The amendment ensures that all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. and subject to its jurisdiction are citizens.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Also, Florida voters in 2018 approved a constitutional amendment that banned greyhound racing, effectively clearing the way for dog tracks to end racing while keeping other gambling activities.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amendment
Noun
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At the Sloans Lake location, CWA Local 777& alleged in a Feb. 3 filing that the company engaged in unlawful repudiation/modification of the contract and refusal to bargain/bad-faith bargaining as the union was engaged in negotiating a first contract with the company.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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The firm, which is women-owned, alleges in the suit that city administrative and contract laws were violated in the process of those modifications being made.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Nordstrom Locals are service hubs in convenient locations providing online order pickups, alterations, returns, exchanges, stylists and gift wraps.—
David Moin,
WWD,
18 Feb. 2025
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With ever-so-slight alterations to the script (including the brilliant choice to bring back Rita Moreno, who won an Oscar for her role in the original film), the remake dazzled.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
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In the past, former correction officers said, the main focus was notifying the feds when someone with an immigration detainer was about to be released, rather than conducting joint investigations.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Connecticut has agreed to pay $3.75 million to the estate of a mentally and physically ill man who died at New Haven Correctional Center after allegedly being doused with pepper spray and piled on by officers in violation of correction guidelines.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Amendment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amendment. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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