1
as in to transform
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 to cede
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
made the deed over to his daughter
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as in to remodel
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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as in transformation
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Recent Examples of make over
Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
The businesses that endure tend to prioritize operational strength, disciplined growth, and long-term decision making over short-term validation.
—Troy Nelson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Also, the Millennium Falcon ride at Disneyland and Disney World is getting a makeover with Smugglers Run, a mission tied to the bounty hunter and Baby Yoda movie.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 May 2026
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Verb
Nearly 1,000 examples were made over the machine’s three-year lifespan—a massive number for the company at the time, and a fiscal lifeline to the small sports-car builder.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
The businesses that endure tend to prioritize operational strength, disciplined growth, and long-term decision making over short-term validation.
—Troy Nelson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Noun
Across the street, Joe’s KC BBQ is about to get a bit of a makeover.
—Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Also, the Millennium Falcon ride at Disneyland and Disney World is getting a makeover with Smugglers Run, a mission tied to the bounty hunter and Baby Yoda movie.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for make over
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As the area behind Anfield’s Main Stand was transformed into a shrine with thousands of tributes, behind the scenes, sporting director Richard Hughes and Slot spearheaded the club’s response.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Architect Robert Morris-Nunn and his firm Circa retained much of the original factory’s bones, reportedly replacing only four beams, while transforming the site into an upscale art boutique hotel within one of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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College football’s lucrative television deals come at the price of schools ceding control of their kickoff times to media partners.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
27 May 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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It was remodeled and redecorated in 1963 when the castle became a hotel.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
22 May 2026
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City remodeled their tactical identity to adjust to the Premier League’s directness, playing faster, vertical football while keeping the long-passing sequences that have defined the Guardiola era.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The timing dovetails nicely with the transformation of the arena.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Born during the collapse of the Soviet Union, Tamar grew up in a nation undergoing profound transformation.—
Tamar Gakharia,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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In a July 2015 memorandum, the county suggested purchasing a lot near the Bethel House to be converted into a parking lot, then give it to the Bethel House upon completion.—
Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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In early January, Chan and five other quantum chemists based out of the California Institute of Technology reached a key milestone in understanding the enzyme nitrogenase, which converts atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia and makes life on our planet possible.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2026
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The book is a poetry collection structured in three acts with seven players, each assigned a color of the rainbow and an apparition’s name, each of whom needs an audience to fully exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Since the war began, at least two of the three LCS assigned to the gulf for minesweeping have been spotted as far away as Malaysia and Singapore.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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YouTube creators who believe their content was incorrectly flagged as AI-generated can modify the disclosure status using the YouTube Studio tool.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
27 May 2026
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Traditionally, solid rocket motors are designed for a single purpose and cannot be modified after production.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 May 2026
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The LHDs can also provide air support with short-takeoff-and-landing multirole fighters, previously the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II and, with certain modifications, the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Ductwork inspection and modifications Your ductwork acts as the circulatory system for your home’s climate control.—
Nick Perry,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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“Make over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20over. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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