corrections

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adjustment; fixing n.
discipline n.

NOUN

adjustment; fixing

Synonyms

STRONG

alteration amelioration amendment editing emendation improvement indemnification mending modification rectification redress reexamination repair reparation revisal revising

WEAK

amending changing remodeling rereading righting

Antonyms

STRONG

damage harm hurt injury worsening

WEAK

allowance blunder coddling goof indulgence mistake permissiveness petting spoiling

NOUN

discipline

Synonyms

STRONG

admonition castigation chastisement punishment reformation reproof rod

WEAK

punition

Antonyms

WEAK

allowance blunder coddling goof indulgence mistake permissiveness petting spoiling

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corrections

That indictment triggered an illegal strike by corrections officers.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Market corrections, recessions, depressions, pandemics and human folly, along with investing in individual stocks despite the standard advice to diversify your holdings, can all take a toll on retirement savings.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

Born Halroy Candis Williams on Dec. 14, 1938, in Columbus, Ohio, Williams was working as a juvenile corrections officer when he decided to pursue his dreams of becoming an actor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

Mike, 40, feels "stagnant" in his current job as a corrections officer and misses the sense of "belonging" he had in the military.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

But corrections had beds for only 1,000 of them.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover