corrections

noun

plural of correction
1
as in amendments
a change designed to correct or improve a written work the copy editor's corrections were marked in red

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2
as in punishments
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense received a severe correction after the third offense

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Recent Examples of corrections Alison Wood Brooks, a behavioral scientist who teaches at Harvard Business School; Trymaine Lee, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist; and Michael Cantrell, a former federal corrections officer. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026 However, what's particularly interesting is how similar technical conditions developed ahead of the market's two largest corrections over the past year and a half. — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 Johnson said the office has already audited its corrections spending to see what could be cut back on, based on requests from the Kane County Board to reduce its spending. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 It was not immediately known if the corrections officers would face any criminal charges in connection with the incident. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Michael Cantrell, who brings 30 years of experience working in federal corrections, games out the results of the guards’ strategies. — Judy Berman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026 The task for the printmakers, led by Erik Hougen, Jeremy Ruiz, and Tom Smith, was to reproduce the jottings, corrections, and accidental smears on Safdie’s notecard as faithfully as possible, and also to scale it up in size. — Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Shortages of corrections officers result in greater restrictions on the movement of incarcerated people, who then have less access to health appointments, group therapy and other programming. — Jaquelyn Jahn, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 Those comparisons should also include corrections to inaccuracies or changes in meaning as needed. — Ethan Stone, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
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  1. amendments
  2. punishments
  3. penalties
Noun
  • The lawmakers also said CMS should publicize the contracts and contract amendments.
    — Samantha Liss, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • For calendar-year companies, that means the 2026 audit is the first audit subject to those amendments.
    — Jacqueline DeStefano-Tangorra, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of amendments
Noun
  • The punishments were carried out in public every Friday, after prayers.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Some of those students say the university found their attackers responsible for the assault – only to let them off the hook with light punishments.
    — Casey Tolan, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of punishments
Noun
  • Regulators could go easy on a first significant violation, Cuban said, but should hit repeat offenders with much steeper penalties.
    — Emma Witman, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • He was charged with voting as an alien in a federal election, a misdemeanor charge that carries penalties of as much as a year in prison or a fine as high as $100,000.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of penalties

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“Corrections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrections. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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