redress
noun
the setting right of what is wrong.
redresses
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present tense formof redress (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“Across the Ages,” the first truly comprehensive Celtic art survey in the U.S., redresses that long-standing prejudice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
The first episode ends with a shot of a “Make America Gay Again” hat, which Grace has left on a chair in the Oval Office, as if that sufficiently redresses her self-absorption.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2017
Still, Stehlin redresses many of the play's shortcomings in this production, which may lack a certain bite, but which still nibbles the funny bone -- and takes an occasional nip at the heartstrings as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2015
The new set redresses some of the complaints about the original.
From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2013
He bears grudges, broods over indignities, and plans redresses for the morrow or the week after.
From Our Southern Highlanders by Horace Kephart
