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as in transformed
to change in form, appearance, or use
the old factory was completely made over and is now an upscale shopping center
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as in ceded
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
made the deed over to his daughter
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as in remodeled
to make different in some way
just got up one day and decided to make over her hairstyle and her appearance in general
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Recent Examples of made over
Some of the insults refer to comments Talarico has made over the years.
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Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 30 May 2026
Last month, the government also charged a special forces soldier who made over $400,000 from Polymarket trades betting on the downfall of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 29 May 2026
In 1940, that pool was made over into a children’s pool, while the park got a second, 25-yard pool for lap swimming.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
New appointments were made over the course of the season to join this group.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Here’s how a decision made over four decades ago has helped the university in Idaho’s capital city build one of the most recognizable brands in college sports.
—Shaun Goodwin
may 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 May 2026
By Friday night, Deadline had already projected The Mandalorian and Grogu’s three-day and four-day opening takes — since the film is opening on Memorial Day weekend— and both fall short of the final domestic tallies Solo made over the same holiday weekend in 2018.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
The system is designed to maintain visual continuity across edits, ensuring that characters and objects remain consistent as changes are made over multiple steps.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
But all of that assumes that there will not be internal political chaos during the election as a result of the decisions that this government has made over the past few years.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 30 May 2026
Last month, the government also charged a special forces soldier who made over $400,000 from Polymarket trades betting on the downfall of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 29 May 2026
In 1940, that pool was made over into a children’s pool, while the park got a second, 25-yard pool for lap swimming.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
New appointments were made over the course of the season to join this group.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Here’s how a decision made over four decades ago has helped the university in Idaho’s capital city build one of the most recognizable brands in college sports.
—Shaun Goodwin
may 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 May 2026
By Friday night, Deadline had already projected The Mandalorian and Grogu’s three-day and four-day opening takes — since the film is opening on Memorial Day weekend— and both fall short of the final domestic tallies Solo made over the same holiday weekend in 2018.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
The system is designed to maintain visual continuity across edits, ensuring that characters and objects remain consistent as changes are made over multiple steps.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
But all of that assumes that there will not be internal political chaos during the election as a result of the decisions that this government has made over the past few years.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for made over
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Every neighborhood has its own part in the story too, as the nightlife nexus has migrated up and down Manhattan, shimmied across the East River and back, and transformed, faltered, and thrived again over the past six decades.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Alongside husband and series co-creator Garrett Kennell, Khare has transformed her digital series into one of contemporary Hollywood’s most ambitious nonfiction productions online.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 June 2026
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The league already ceded its regular season to the offseason, leaning into free agency drama as a driving source of year-round intrigue, letting team-building trump teamwork.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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Although reported to be in strong health for her age, Ono has rarely appeared in public this decade and has ceded oversight of Lennon’s archives to the couple’s son, Sean.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
21 May 2026
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Celebrating 50 years since the opening of its flagship location, Minsky’s South Plaza has been newly remodeled, with everything from furniture to functionality in mind.—
Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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The 83-year-old Roy Pope Grocery will close May 31 and be remodeled by Westland Hospitality Group into a restaurant and bar serving Southern Americana dishes.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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Johan Neeskens converted the resulting penalty which was, for 23 minutes, the only one to be awarded in a World Cup final.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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The rest were converted into charter schools, demolished for university development or redeveloped as market-rate housing.—
Julia McWilliams,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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Salazar said a pilot monitors the radio and can dispatch a drone before a call is even assigned to a patrol officer, with live video feeding directly to officers’ mobile computers and phones.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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While each has been assigned a name — Wilsis, Laura Asia, Carlota and Julia — their true personalities come out in the way Plensa has depicted them, with their eyes closed and in some apparent state of peaceful meditation.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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Fox spoke at the Spurs’ shootaround on Monday, where he was admittedly irked about his usual routine being changed.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Things changed in January 2025, when Bass was more than 7,000 miles away at a diplomatic function in Ghana when the Palisades fire broke out.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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In the motion submitted May 1, Cassie argued that Howard's lawsuit should be transferred out of California courts and into a New York court, where dozens of similar Diddy claims were already filed.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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Branch transferred to Georgia from the University of Southern California before the 2025 season and quickly became one of the Bulldogs' top offensive weapons.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The take-home message from our study is that life organizes chemistry in ways that could persist even after those ingredients are altered.—
Gideon Yoffe,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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That ruling came the same week the Florida Legislature voted on a new congressional map that altered the amount of Black constituents in her district and in nearby District 20, both of them drawn to protect Black representation in Congress.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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