as in overhaul
the act, process, or result of improving something by removing flaws, problems, etc.
They're calling for a complete reformation of the healthcare system.
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Recent Examples of reformation
This appearance began the eventual reformation of the former WWE faction alongside Lashley and Benjamin.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
He’s just gone through such a reformation, through his journey with Christ and everything [the NFL brings] too.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
And as far as music is concerned, reformation doesn’t really come into it so much.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
The process observed involved stages of turbulence generation, rope merging, equilibrium collapse, and reformation.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
He’s just gone through such a reformation, through his journey with Christ and everything [the NFL brings] too.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
And as far as music is concerned, reformation doesn’t really come into it so much.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
The process observed involved stages of turbulence generation, rope merging, equilibrium collapse, and reformation.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reformation
Noun
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However, it was pitched as a complete overhaul with an entirely new cast.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
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These issues led to an overhaul of the hospital’s security systems over the last two years.—
Peter Currier,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The prospect of serious tort reform in the state seems unlikely.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Schuman, executive director of the American Governance Institute, which is focused on congressional reform, argues that the practice is unfair.—
Ana Ceballos,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The redesign aims to make bus service simpler, faster and more reliable.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Data readiness, security, integrations, workflow redesign, and building human skills remain stubborn bottlenecks for true AI implementation.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Reformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reformation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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