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Recent Examples of makeover
Verb
The lobby’s living room, with sculptural chandeliers and circular couches, just might inspire a home makeover of your own. Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025 Scott says this gives the room an instant seasonal refresh without requiring a full makeover. Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
Halford hailed the great strides the LBGTQ community has made over the past half-century, but said there is much more work still to be done. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025 Anyone making over that amount pays no additional tax. Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for makeover
Recent Examples of Synonyms for makeover
Verb
  • The professor explains that the process works similarly to a conventional camera, but instead of capturing light waves, radio waves are transformed into a detailed image.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The 375-guest rooms were transformed and reworked to include the debut five specialty suites — spanning 1,550 to more than 5,000 square feet — and the 20,000-square-foot plus Guerlain Wellness Spa.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • America should basically cede that key technology of the Great Progression to Chinese global leadership.
    Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The unpalatable alternative for Macron would be dissolving parliament again, ceding to pressure from the far right in particular for another unscheduled cycle of legislative elections.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Interior designer Richard Brayton remodeled the house in 1990s.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The program, which is estimated to initially cost the brand about $1 billion, involves remodeling more than 1,000 Starbucks locations in the US and Canada over the next year along with closing more than 400 in the last three months.
    Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • All these services, a total transformation, were offered in one convenient location.
    Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The country is spending huge amounts on its economic transformation plan, with around $150 billion in contracts awarded in 2024.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His meteoric rise captures how Silicon Valley converts zeitgeist into capital—and how that, in turn, can be parlayed into influence.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Adenstar was involved in the building work to convert Withdean Stadium — then an athletics track — into a stadium temporarily fit for fourth-tier football as the club aimed to return to Brighton.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The agency also assigns an advisory level for all countries.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In clubhouses with bigger lockers or prized locations, players are assigned to spots by service time.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Vicens modified the set-piece defensive setup each season, benefiting from the addition of another aerial presence in 6ft 5in (196cm) striker Erling Haaland.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Specifically designed to be independent of other organizations and political influence, the CSB cannot be forced to modify its findings by other agencies, branches or political parties, ensuring its impartiality.
    Philip Steenstra, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The planning commission accepted the recommendation, with a small modification related to how medical clinics are defined in the Land Development Code.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Hers was merely found, picked up and used without modification.
    Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Makeover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/makeover. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.

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