beyond (all) recognition
idiom
: to such a degree as to look completely different and be unrecognizable
The renovations changed the house beyond (all) recognition.
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According to the Travis County medical examiner, each of them had been shot twice in the back of the head, and three of the victims were burned beyond recognition.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The Magic might have made some more noise had injuries not ravaged their roster beyond recognition last season.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
Four years from now, many of the familiar pillars of U.S. grand strategy—from alliances to multilateral organizations to global treaties—will likely be transformed beyond recognition.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
But as the line between friend and fan blurs beyond recognition, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 June 2025
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The Magic might have made some more noise had injuries not ravaged their roster beyond recognition last season.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
Four years from now, many of the familiar pillars of U.S. grand strategy—from alliances to multilateral organizations to global treaties—will likely be transformed beyond recognition.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
But as the line between friend and fan blurs beyond recognition, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 June 2025
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“Beyond (all) recognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beyond%20%28all%29%20recognition. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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