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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Correcting this baseline fries previous predictions about population trends in future decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Correcting the mistake brought a sense of satisfaction to Motta, especially since the error had been cited repeatedly in research for more than 20 years.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

Correcting the record might help such plans succeed, Alagona notes.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 9, 2024

Correcting those struggles in the space of a couple of months was never going to be straightforward, and correcting them in spin-friendly Indian conditions even less so.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2023

Correcting the lunar calendar is a complicated undertaking.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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