reformed

adjective re·formed \ ri-ˈfȯrmd \

Definition of reformed

1 :changed for the better

2 capitalized :protestant; specifically :of or relating to the chiefly Calvinist Protestant churches formed in various continental European countries

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A reformed Harvey could crash into the coastline anywhere from northeast Mexico to southern Texas and spread flooding rains as far north and east as Louisiana, especially if the storm stalls off the coast, Henson said.

— brian k sullivan, Bloomberg.com, "Harvey Threatens Gulf Coast, Sending Gasoline Higher," 22 Aug. 2017
The 2017 Teen Choice Awards The reformed enfant terrible, an 18-time Teen Choice Award winner, was announced as a last-minute cancellation early in the ceremony, the Associated Press said.

— nardine saad, latimes.com, "Miley Cyrus explains absence from Teen Choice Awards with plug for new single," 14 Aug. 2017
In effect, Lewis and Vick have become a reformed version of respectability designed to keep black men like Kaepernick in their place.

— terrell jermaine starr, The Root, "Respectable Negroes Can’t Advise Colin Kaepernick on Shit," 3 Aug. 2017
In 2001, Erdogan established the AKP as a reformed Islamist party.

— soner cagaptay, The Atlantic, "The Loneliness of Recep Tayyip Erdogan," 15 July 2017
This might require dynamic scoring — calculating that reformed incentives will stimulate economic growth — to project implausible growth rates.

— george will, National Review, "Fixing the ‘Rotting Carcass’ Tax Code," 12 July 2017
But the reformed process would also mean something else — one country would literally be first and the other country second.

— adam taylor, Washington Post, "Macron bids to make France first and U.S. second in battle for 2024 Olympics," 11 July 2017
Following a 16-year break, Rosser stepped into the reformed Whigs lineup after years of playing with singer Greg Dulli in a series of side projects, including The Twilight Singers and The Gutter Twins.

— gil kaufman, Billboard, "Afghan Whigs Guitarist Dave Rosser Dies at 50," 28 June 2017
Missy's reformed ways are dreadfully unsettling for the Master.

— kelly fiveash, Ars Technica, "World Enough and Time," 25 June 2017

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