as in overhaul
the act, process, or result of improving something by removing flaws, problems, etc.
They're calling for a complete reformation of the healthcare system.
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Recent Examples of reformation
Several months later, The Stone Roses announced its reformation for a number of shows at Manchester’s Heaton Park for June and July 2012.
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Thomas Smith, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2025
He’s just gone through such a reformation, through his journey with Christ and everything [the NFL brings] too.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
And as far as music is concerned, reformation doesn’t really come into it so much.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
The process observed involved stages of turbulence generation, rope merging, equilibrium collapse, and reformation.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2025
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Thomas Smith, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2025
He’s just gone through such a reformation, through his journey with Christ and everything [the NFL brings] too.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
And as far as music is concerned, reformation doesn’t really come into it so much.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
The process observed involved stages of turbulence generation, rope merging, equilibrium collapse, and reformation.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reformation
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Cuba’s Communist Party has approved 176 free‑market measures, which are described as the most sweeping economic overhaul since the revolution, dismantling pillars of state control and decentralizing a system battered by crisis.—
Andrea Rodríguez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Observers on Friday called Cuba’s new free-market reforms the most sweeping economic overhaul of the island’s communist economy since the Cuban revolution, as the grandson of former President Raúl Castro said in an interview that Cuba must seek to move its economy forward.—
Andrea Rodriguez,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
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Energy policy and welfare reform need to be addressed to reduce the UK gilt yield premia, unlock funds for growth and ultimately attract capital flows back into the UK.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
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Making sausage Take Senate Bill 905, one of the most sweeping reform bills out there.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
21 June 2026
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Its open design lets operators add commercial, government, or custom payloads without major redesign.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
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Is a street redesign actually working?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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