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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 amendments
Senators used to take pride in proposing amendments during floor debates, facilitating bipartisan dealmaking even against party leaders’ wishes.
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David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
In the Congress of 1991-92, Wallach noted, the Senate adopted more than sixteen hundred amendments.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month, Germany’s lawmakers voted in favor of a major fiscal package, which included amendments to long-standing debt rules to allow for higher defense spending and a 500-billion-euro ($541 billion) infrastructure fund.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Musk's political action committee used a nearly identical tactic before the presidential election last year, offering to pay $1 million a day to voters in Wisconsin and six other battleground states who signed a petition supporting the First and Second amendments.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2025
The amendments would not apply retroactively to current members of Congress; the clock would start ticking once the amendment is enacted.
—Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
Two Republican lawmakers have introduced constitutional amendments in the Senate and the House to limit senators to two six-year terms and representatives to three two-year terms.
—Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
Recent amendments to the plan aim to better align the interests of participants with those of shareholders.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
Abraham gathered enough support to defeat the amendments, which would have imposed significant new labor requirements on employers.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
In the Congress of 1991-92, Wallach noted, the Senate adopted more than sixteen hundred amendments.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month, Germany’s lawmakers voted in favor of a major fiscal package, which included amendments to long-standing debt rules to allow for higher defense spending and a 500-billion-euro ($541 billion) infrastructure fund.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Musk's political action committee used a nearly identical tactic before the presidential election last year, offering to pay $1 million a day to voters in Wisconsin and six other battleground states who signed a petition supporting the First and Second amendments.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2025
The amendments would not apply retroactively to current members of Congress; the clock would start ticking once the amendment is enacted.
—Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
Two Republican lawmakers have introduced constitutional amendments in the Senate and the House to limit senators to two six-year terms and representatives to three two-year terms.
—Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
Recent amendments to the plan aim to better align the interests of participants with those of shareholders.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
Abraham gathered enough support to defeat the amendments, which would have imposed significant new labor requirements on employers.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amendments
Noun
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There are also often mileage limits and restrictions on modifications.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2025
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The ordinance with the modifications is now pending a second reading at the next council meeting, followed by final approval by the Coastal Commission.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 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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His goal is to make any alterations as undetectable as possible.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the state of Louisiana and its corrections department for unlawfully imprisoning thousands of people for weeks and months after their sentences are completed.—
Minnah Arshad,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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Louisiana's corrections department has used the same system to track people in its custody, process time computations, and calculate release dates since 1991, according to court filings.—
Minnah Arshad,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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But, inevitably given the overall finances, any improvements or maintenance work were on hold.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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During the year, the Partnership completed improvements to its properties at a cost of approximately $25,254,000, including significant investments in the Mill Street Development project.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Amendments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amendments. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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