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correcting

ADJECTIVE

improving

Synonyms

STRONGEST

developing

STRONG

bettering elaborating fixing remodeling repairing

WEAK

convalescent

NOUN

adjustment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alteration arrangement improvement modification readjustment regulation

STRONG

acclimation acclimatization balancing conformance fitting fixing mending ordering organization orientation redress regulating setting shaping standardization turning

WEAK

organizing repairing

NOUN

mending

Synonyms

STRONG

adjustment alteration ameliorating bettering curing enhancing fixing freshening helping rebuilding rectifying refreshing relieving remedying remodeling renewing renovating renovation repair repairing restoration reviving tinkering

WEAK

patching up

Antonyms

STRONG

neglect

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“The recent bond yield spike may have been overdone and is now correcting itself slightly. But long rates should remain higher for longer for the foreseeable future.”

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

He says he’s doing nothing other than correcting or updating the many cases and the acts of Congress that have had a pretty long-standing history until today.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

And some of the layoffs may have more to do with correcting earlier overhiring than seizing the AI moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

By correcting for these effects, the researchers improved the accuracy of their measurements.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

‘I really am. It is very rude of me to keep correcting you.’

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

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