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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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as in ceding
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
made the deed over to his daughter
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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
And Van Wagoner doesn’t want humans to be forgotten in the rush to automate and turn decision-making over to machines.
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Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
For seasoned cooks and kitchen novices, cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller takes it back to basics with great, family-friendly recipes worth making over and over again.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Last week, the City of Daytona Beach declared a state of emergency stemming from authorities making over 100 arrests, according to FOX 35.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
The touring cast is uniformly up for the exhausting task of making joke after joke after joke while making over-the-top reactions whenever anyone else says a joke.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
Get a degree Even without a college degree, Rivers was doing well in tech, making over $70,000 a year, first at Amazon Web Services and later as a support engineer at a startup.
—Calmatters, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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
Any player in that group making over $3 million AAV is probably inefficient management procurement.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Despite the third one making over $1 billion globally, Cameron is still concerned about whether a fourth film would be approved by Disney.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
For seasoned cooks and kitchen novices, cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller takes it back to basics with great, family-friendly recipes worth making over and over again.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Last week, the City of Daytona Beach declared a state of emergency stemming from authorities making over 100 arrests, according to FOX 35.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
The touring cast is uniformly up for the exhausting task of making joke after joke after joke while making over-the-top reactions whenever anyone else says a joke.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
Get a degree Even without a college degree, Rivers was doing well in tech, making over $70,000 a year, first at Amazon Web Services and later as a support engineer at a startup.
—Calmatters, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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
Any player in that group making over $3 million AAV is probably inefficient management procurement.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Despite the third one making over $1 billion globally, Cameron is still concerned about whether a fourth film would be approved by Disney.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for making over
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The City of Brookhaven has approved a major redevelopment project along North Druid Hills Road, paving the way for more than $150 million in private investment aimed at transforming a stretch of aging commercial properties.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Sentences contain particles of meaning that resist being pinned down and measured, instead combining and transforming into mysterious waves of story that take us beyond the limits of our own horizons.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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The chipmaker is in the midst of a multiyear effort to restore its technological leadership after years of ceding market share to rivals such as Advanced Micro Devices Inc.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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While ad revenue is on the upswing for streaming outlets like Paramount+ and Pluto, the company’s longstanding TV networks have been ceding precious ad dollars to other venues.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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The project includes modifying interior space on the independent-living portion of the property at the basement level, minimal facade changes, new doors and windows, remodeling an existing unit that was abandoned and exterior improvements to site ramps.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Costs such as landscaping or remodeling other parts of the house aren’t deductible.—
David Schepp,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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The plan calls for converting city buses to electric by 2028 and installing 120,000 EV chargers.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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The facility is the first of its kind in North America, converting spodumene ore directly into battery-grade lithium hydroxide.—
John Pacenti,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The size and speed limits are real, but so is the production and the knack for momentum-changing plays.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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But that may be changing, Tunnel artists and local art world figures say.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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The other takes place during a flight — Lindsay wiping gunk from the toilet seat and transferring it to the rim of the cup Ashley drinks from.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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At the site, the team used a technique known as inelastic neutron scattering, that is defined as an event where neutrons lose or gain energy by transferring energy to form a sample.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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The brothers originally developed SafeWrap for hospitals and psychiatric patients, later modifying it for law enforcement's use of force encounters nationwide.—
Janay Reece,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The liberals on the County Board of Supervisors are floating the idea of modifying its policy on reserves so as to make a substantial portion of this money available for ongoing operational expenses.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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How about assigning them some other task, such as bringing flowers or something to nibble on while waiting for the meal to be served.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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In March, shortly after the Da Nang landing, an Assistant Secretary of Defense, John McNaughton, wrote a memo assigning relative weights to American objectives in Vietnam.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Making over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/making%20over. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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