- present participle of rectify.
rectifying
Example Sentences
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Rectifying the erasure of Black queer civil rights giants requires a full-throated acknowledgment of their legacies, and an increase of Black LGBTQ+ representation in advocacy and politics, several activists and lawmakers told The Associated Press.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2023
Rectifying that was the aim of “Utopian Listening,” a fruitful conference held from Wednesday to Saturday at the Granoff Music Center at Tufts University here, with cosponsorship from Harvard.
From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2016
Rectifying their porous defense did not include a personnel adjustment or major schematic modifications.
From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2015
Rectifying this misapprehension may seem like a pedantic concern, but it is not.
From Forbes • Feb. 16, 2015
Rectifying it would delay blast-off by more than a few hours.
From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette