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
A new generation of Black artists is amending and countering comic books’ racist roots.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2021
De Leon’s staff is amending the bill to include hundreds of millions of dollars for flood control.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 22, 2017
The so-called Peace Garden State is one of the least populous in the US North Dakota is amending its constitution because of a long-standing technical omission that some claim makes its statehood invalid.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2011
The Dutch government is amending home-owning laws to redefine floating homes as “immovable homes” rather than “boats,” to simplify the process of obtaining permits.
From Washington Post
