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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
Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
Beware of low bids, estimates made over the phone or verbal quotes.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
The PepsiCo brand, which recently underwent a makeover, is the latest company to use a QR code to get the audience's attention.
—Sarah Whitten,sara Salinas,sarah Jackson,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Nationwide, 77% of those earning less than $50,000 a year got money back, compared to 35% of those making over $200,000.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
Beware of low bids, estimates made over the phone or verbal quotes.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
The average strawberry has also gotten quite the makeover at ALDI.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
The PepsiCo brand, which recently underwent a makeover, is the latest company to use a QR code to get the audience's attention.
—Sarah Whitten,sara Salinas,sarah Jackson,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for make over
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Since the late 1980s, South Korea has transformed into a robust democracy, with regular protests, free speech, fair elections and peaceful transfers of power.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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His aim is to enhance and prolong the existential beauty of flowers by transforming them into artistic expressions and unique works of art.—
Kelly Wetherille,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Many of his proposals for peace have heavily favored the Kremlin, including requiring Ukraine to cede territory to Russia.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Zelenskyy has refused to cede those territories voluntarily.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Mattie Freeman, 78, who is blind, will have her home remodeled to be more accessible by CG&S Design-Build.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Feb. 2026
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Her posts include asking for help in finding someone to remodel her pool, how to get to the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and periodic questions about how to take care of different plants.—
Sarah Lapidus,
AZCentral.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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Mark your calendar On Thursday, Malia scored another exclusive, reporting on LACMA’s announcement that the David Geffen Galleries, the pinnacle of a two-decade campus transformation, will officially open April 19.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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While scientists have long observed this liquid-to-solid transformation, the exact molecular link that converts these fluid droplets into a high-performance final structure has remained a mystery until now.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Critics across the political spectrum have argued that repeatedly extending the emergency effectively converted a disaster-response reserve into a standing funding stream for immigration policy.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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When Health Net, a California nonprofit health maintenance organization, converted to a for-profit insurance company in 1992, regulators required that 80% of its equity be transferred to another nonprofit health foundation.—
Alnoor Ebrahim,
The Conversation,
13 Feb. 2026
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Then again, Newsom signed SB132, the law that allowed an inmate who was assigned male at birth and serving 25 years to life for violent offenses, Tremaine Carroll, to transfer to a women’s prison, in which Carroll is alleged to have raped two female inmates.—
Bret Stephens,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Slotkin said her farm in Michigan received a bomb threat, her brother was assigned a police detail due to threats and her parents were swatted in the middle of the night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Razi Mohiuddin, who founded WVMA in 2007, is helping the Los Gatos mosque modify its existing conditional use permit with the town.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The rezoning plan modifies land use rules to allow for taller, denser development.—
Elle McLogan,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Throughout the 20th century, the tiara underwent a key technical modification.—
Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
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Additional improvements will be new paths along Randall Road, storm sewer installation, traffic signal modifications, intersection lighting, roadway resurfacing and landscape restoration.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Make over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20over. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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