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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
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.
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Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 22 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
As enforcement budgets have declined, audits of people making over $1 million have fallen more than 80 percent in the last decade.
—Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Teen Wolf, released in August 1985, was poorly received by critics, but was a financial success, making over $30 million on its $4 million budget.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Anyone making over that amount pays no additional tax.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
More than a decade later, the company has scaled to making over $300 million in lifetime revenue—proving just how success can come from unlikely ventures.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
Murillo of Nottingham Forest topped the league for clearances made in 24/25 with 249, with only six other players making over 200.
—James Nalton, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 22 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
As enforcement budgets have declined, audits of people making over $1 million have fallen more than 80 percent in the last decade.
—Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Teen Wolf, released in August 1985, was poorly received by critics, but was a financial success, making over $30 million on its $4 million budget.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Anyone making over that amount pays no additional tax.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
More than a decade later, the company has scaled to making over $300 million in lifetime revenue—proving just how success can come from unlikely ventures.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
Murillo of Nottingham Forest topped the league for clearances made in 24/25 with 249, with only six other players making over 200.
—James Nalton, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for making over
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For years, students, teachers and administrators have been working on transforming the riverfront into a living shoreline, with a mini forest of mangroves instead of a leaky, low-lying concrete seawall.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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For decades the capital had worked like a slowly exploding atom bomb, inhaling poor Filipinos from the provinces and spitting them into distant suburbs, transforming rural barangays into slums of concrete and zinc.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Once the dominant player in chips, Intel has struggled to keep pace with rivals over the past decade, ceding ground to Qualcomm and Nvidia in crucial areas like mobile and AI.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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That was the fate of the East European Communist dictatorships, in a variety of ways—Wojciech Jaruzelski of Poland reluctantly ceding power to Lech Wałęsa and Polish democrats, or Nicolae Ceauşescu ending up riddled with his soldiers’ bullets.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2026
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Dean Martin, drawn by the same privacy and sweeping views that first captivated the Mitchells decades earlier, later owned the estate as well, remodeling the home and frequently entertaining a who’s who of his Hollywood friends.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
21 Jan. 2026
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The plan includes improving steak quality, enhancing customer service, simplifying the menu, strengthening marketing efforts and remodeling nearly all remaining locations.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
29 Dec. 2025
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The final challenge is converting willingness to pay into revenue.—
Esade Business & Law School,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Heated Rivalry is not the biggest show on television, but the scale of the book business is such that even a fraction of viewers converting to become readers of the series is enough to shake up book sales.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Jane Doe, according to the suit, has suffered anxiety, fear of showering or changing in her own room, fear that her nude images will be shared online as well as fear of trusting church leadership.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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Google has confirmed a game-changing Android upgrade that has triggered a major backlash from users.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Former Lincoln High School running back Roderick Robinson is leaving Georgia after three seasons and transferring to UAB.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Allow For Portable Mortgages The ability of a borrower to keep their current low mortgage rate by transferring it in part or its entirety to a new property certainly appeals to existing homeowners with low rates.—
Chris Gunster,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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And, with recent tax legislation reshaping the federal landscape and annual inflation adjustments modifying key thresholds, those who are already carrying unpaid tax debt may be wondering whether the IRS Fresh Start program has changed in meaningful ways for 2026.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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In proteins, one substitution may alter conformation or stability, thereby modifying the impact of a second variant.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Talk about learning from mistakes, without assigning blame or dramatizing setbacks.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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What date will Southwest start assigning seats?—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Making over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/making%20over. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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