making over

verb

present participle of make over
1
as in transforming
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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2
as in ceding
to give over the legal possession or ownership of made the deed over to his daughter

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3
as in remodeling
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 making over Right now, that’s single filers making over $361,000, or joint filers over $721,000. — Kiara Adams, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026 And in an office building near the county courthouse, Mana is making over existing legal offices and has plans to open a membership club for attorneys next door. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 Murphy’s Tai is a transfer student who Cher decides to mentor, making over her life. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026 The new owners have begun making over the building, starting with the lobby. — Zak Spector, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 The Army is trying to reverse that reputation by making over a select number of dining halls with tasty, nutritious meals. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026 Even those who have been considered rich for making over $100,000 are resorting to penny-pinching habits. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 June 2026 Among shoppers making over $150,000, adoption rose to just under 13%. — Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 1 June 2026 Those making over $1 million would pay a greater share to increase funding for public services and invest in housing, education and infrastructure. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for making over
  1. transforming
  2. ceding
  3. remodeling
  4. converting
  5. transferring
  6. changing
  7. assigning
  8. modifying
Verb
  • Oil prices fell on positive comments from Washington and Tehran over talks to end their war, though Gulf nations remained glum and analysts voiced caution over rhetoric transforming into reality.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Google’s push into generative AI is transforming search in a way that many people don’t like.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of transforming
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  • Kyiv has rejected ceding sovereign territory and insists that any agreement include enforceable security guarantees against another Russian attack.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The Democrats were ceding ground on immigration and deeply divided on Israel’s war in Gaza.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of ceding
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  • Nearby, Mana is remodeling an office building that will become the Nikola Tesla Innovation Hub, which will have office space for tech companies.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The star snagged the property for just $57,000 and found great joy in repeatedly remodeling it during her time there.
    — Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of remodeling
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  • Prior to the plea agreement, the defense attorney had suggested in a court filing that top Justice Department officials had taken improper steps in converting what Yaroch assumed was an administrative investigation into a criminal probe.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The film also led Cinequest’s rankings for converting advance audience interest into definite theatrical viewing intention among 55 titles distributed by members of independent distributors association Adicine.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of converting
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  • That original Berkeley cast, including Eisa Davis, Daniel Breaker, Rebecca Naomi Jones and Coleman Domingo, won the 2008 Obie Award for ensemble at New York’s Public Theater before transferring to Broadway.
    — James C. Taylor, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Christa Pike, the death row inmate who survived a botched lethal injection attempt, has filed an emergency federal court motion to stop prison officials from transferring her back to her former housing block, claiming her life is in danger.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of transferring
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  • From counter-drone defenses to advanced sensors integrated into tanks and fighter jets, the technologies transforming the battlefield are also changing, or even expanding, the markets served by legacy defense giants.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Construction has continued since then, drastically changing the White House grounds.
    — Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of changing
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  • The Lakers made the move Thursday, also assigning first-round pick Cameron Carr to the Coachella Valley Lakers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Even more modest proposals, like assigning public schools a letter grade for their performance, have hit roadblocks and haven’t been implemented on time.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of assigning
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  • Further, modifying the nanoparticle sizes, ligand chain lengths, or overall electrical charges allows full control over the resulting material.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • For most people, manually modifying system firmware introduces additional risks.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
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