making over

present participle of make over
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Recent Examples of making over 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 Sacramento could get under the first apron and tax moving on from DeRozan, but would lack real flexibility without being able to move on from LaVine or Sabonis, the latter of whom is making over $94 million combined over the next two seasons. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 24 June 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 As smaller and mid-sized farms continue to decline, large-scale farms making over $1 million have increased. Mikayla Price, CBS News, 18 May 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 For Notre Dame, this is one of the benefits of taking single-digit transfers each cycle as opposed to making over half the roster. Pete Sampson, New York Times, 7 May 2026 And Van Wagoner doesn’t want humans to be forgotten in the rush to automate and turn decision-making over to machines. Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for making over
Verb
  • The backstory Once upon a time, there was a Spanish family blessed with a talent for finding historic buildings and transforming them into hotels that anyone who admires beauty and nature would want to visit.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The sighting shows conservation and restoration are transforming the waterway, wildlife officials said.
    Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But an industry that can only reliably fill seats for a dozen event-scale releases a year, while quietly ceding everything else to streaming, is not a healthy industry putting on a growth spurt.
    Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Russia sanctions bill merely marks the latest instance of the legislative branch ceding trade authority to the executive branch.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Fiddelke is also remodeling Target stores and improving staffing.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Former court jeweler Garrard takes credit for remodeling the tiara in 1937.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Lions began the process of converting Meeks, a former wide receiver, to tight end during the 2025 season.
    Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Invoice finance manages this by converting existing receivables into early funds without creating new debt.
    Andreas Schweitzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Such attention to detail is normalized in a scientific setting - using extreme caution when transferring substances from surface to surface is standard practice.
    Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The agencies have historically planned transit service independently even though transit riders often use more than one service — for instance, taking a CTA bus to a Metra train station, or transferring from a Pace bus to the CTA.
    Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Powered by a digitally savvy younger consumer base, Saudi Arabia’s beauty market is changing rapidly — and retailers and brands alike are paying close attention.
    Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • California's bail system is changing, and the effects are already being felt in courtrooms across the state.
    James Ward, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Key recommendations include honest employee briefings, setting internal AI usage guidelines, documenting AI use, and assigning C-suite ownership for AI's IP implications to protect ROI in this evolving landscape.
    Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Kowalczyk decision reset the status quo for money bail, ruling that judges must consider other non-monetary alternatives before assigning bail.
    Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • L3Harris also delivered a 747 to the White House to serve as an interim Air Force One in June, after modifying the gifted jet from Qatar’s royal family.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Leaders who have managed both finance and operational teams are often adept at modifying their approach to motivate and communicate across varying functions and groups.
    Andy Watts, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Making over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/making%20over. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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