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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
Over the past 75 days, federalized law enforcement has made over 4,700 arrests in the district, according to Chief Inspector Don Snider of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force.
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Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2025
The Fellowship of the Ring made over $800 million worldwide at the box office and won four Oscars.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
AvalonBay is under contract to buy the land, and the payout will amount to what Welby could’ve made over the next 20 years, Gerace said.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Mama Rose needn’t take offense – the six-time Tony winner has the same decade-or-more aversion to all the cast recordings she’s made over the course of her groundbreaking career.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Since then, immigration officials have already issued more than 40 percent of all holds made over the entirety of last year.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Prentiss was awed by the gains one of his favorite clients made over four months.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Speaking at the Zurich Summit on Saturday, Van der Velden said that agents had been circling the AI character and an announcement would be made over which agency would be representing her in the coming months.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
That decision was made over the objections of the court's three liberal justices.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2025
The Fellowship of the Ring made over $800 million worldwide at the box office and won four Oscars.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
AvalonBay is under contract to buy the land, and the payout will amount to what Welby could’ve made over the next 20 years, Gerace said.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Mama Rose needn’t take offense – the six-time Tony winner has the same decade-or-more aversion to all the cast recordings she’s made over the course of her groundbreaking career.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Since then, immigration officials have already issued more than 40 percent of all holds made over the entirety of last year.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Prentiss was awed by the gains one of his favorite clients made over four months.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Speaking at the Zurich Summit on Saturday, Van der Velden said that agents had been circling the AI character and an announcement would be made over which agency would be representing her in the coming months.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
That decision was made over the objections of the court's three liberal justices.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for made over
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Since its founding, the agency has transformed from a scrappy collection of engineers into the world’s most iconic space organization.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Within a few years, the underwater concrete sculpture garden will be transformed into a colorful, living coral reef.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
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TelevisaUnivision has been working to bolster its balance sheet after Alegre took its corporate reins of TelevisaUnivision from Wade Davis, the former Viacom CFO who orchestrated a buyout of Univision in 2020 before merging it with Mexico’s Grupo Televisa in 2022, ceded his CEO role to him.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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Under the 1922 Salomón–Lozano Treaty, Colombia ceded large tracts of Andean territory to Peru, while gaining the city of Leticia — which sits directly across the river from Santa Rosa — and its crucial access to the Amazon River.—
Isa Cardona,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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It had recently been remodeled.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Falstaff Tavern is remodeled to create the 225-seat Cassius Carter Centre Stage, a new in-the-round arena-style theater, adding a second stage to the Globe campus.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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The White House first added its storied screening room during the fourth term of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1942, when the East Terrace's cloakroom was converted into a theater.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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On the environmental front, the 2030 goals are equally ambitious—80 percent emissions reduction, 30 percent of raw material waste converted into circular loops, and ecosystem restoration.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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The officer who shot Torres is assigned to the SWAT unit and has over 17 years of service with the Phoenix Police Department, according to Zak.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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However, Miller continued to text Fernandez Rundle about the prosecution and criticized Wolfson, who was assigned to the case, according to the document.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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In 1984, the name was changed to the Amelia Brown Frazier Rehabilitation Center in her honor.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Othmann was outlasted by fellow winger prospects Brett Berard and Gabe Perreault, but apparently something changed between then and now.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Bachmeier went through spring ball at Stanford, but transferred to BYU, along with his brother Tiger, after the firing of Cardinal coach Troy Taylor.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The improvements in that technology transferred to the health industry, enabling smaller, less expensive infrared devices for a number of medical applications such as handheld ear thermometers used at home and sophisticated instruments used to detect cancers.—
Michele Raphael,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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The arrests, particularly that of Hall of Famer and Portland head coach Chauncey Billups, altered the tenor of this week’s conversations around the NBA, whose new season had started only two days earlier.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the sports betting scheme, players sometimes altered their performance or took themselves out of games early, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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