amend
verb (used with object)
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure.
is amending
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present progressiveof amend (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, Hershey is amending the recipe for KitKats—which it distributes in the U.S.—Chief Growth Officer Stacy Taffet said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
WhatsApp is appealing against the fine, but is amending its policy documents in Europe and the UK to comply.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2021
A new generation of Black artists is amending and countering comic books’ racist roots.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2021
Alabama is amending its lethal injection procedures to allow a condemned inmate to have his spiritual adviser in the execution chamber, state lawyers wrote in a Thursday court filing.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2021
He said the company is amending its distribution agreements to state that the product should not be sold to departments of correction but won’t try to stop Indiana from using the Brevital it already has.
From Washington Times ● May 30, 2014
