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as in rehabilitated
to make better in behavior or character
volunteers at a sanctuary that tries to reform dogs with behavior problems
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as in improved
to change one's behavior or character for the better
a man who's been trying to reform ever since he got fired for missing too many days of work
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as in amended
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from
he had better reform his ways if he wants any of us to trust him
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Recent Examples of reformed
Bang’s issues cause a problem for BTS, which recently reformed after a four-year hiatus partially caused by South Korea’s requirement of military service.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
Singer Johansen and guitarist Sylvain Sylvain reformed the Dolls in 2004 and made this brilliant reunion record a couple years later.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Silberman agreed the fund program needs to be reformed, but said workers are not gaming the system.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Maybe reformed the sausage into meatballs and sauteed them?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
Singer Johansen and guitarist Sylvain Sylvain reformed the Dolls in 2004 and made this brilliant reunion record a couple years later.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Silberman agreed the fund program needs to be reformed, but said workers are not gaming the system.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Maybe reformed the sausage into meatballs and sauteed them?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reformed
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The hilltop structures were originally built as Catholic shrines dedicated to the virgins they're named after, but were turned into military fortresses in the early 1800s—they have since been rehabilitated for tourism.—
Christin Parcerisa Vigueras,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2026
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All the birds had been struck by vehicles and rehabilitated.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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As a senior, the new-and-improved Maloney earned first-team All-Dade honors, leading the 2015 Explorers to a 13-2 record and the Class 8A state semifinals.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Ukraine’s offensive capabilities have also improved, with the Defense Ministry saying Tuesday that the country’s forces have more than doubled the range of their deep-strike capabilities since Russia’s February 2022 invasion.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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In 2022, the New York legislature amended the mayoral control law to implement one-year terms, so that mayors could not remove appointees for breaking with their directives.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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But the referendum’s language was never formally amended to reflect that belief.—
Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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The deal is available for in-restaurant orders at the register only and cannot be redeemed via kiosk, online or third party.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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This bonus offer will be fulfilled as 20,000 ThankYou® Points, which can be redeemed for $200 cash back.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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There is also a sense from that source that Carvajal could have behaved in a way more befitting of a captain at times.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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This is not the first time that badly behaved tourists have been linked to damaged to the fountain.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 1,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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This story has been corrected to show the scandal that embroiled Rocha was in 2024, not 2023.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
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OpenAI confirmed that user prompts and outputs trained the model by default; meanwhile, videos which were saved, shared, or regenerated almost certainly shaped the feed.—
Tim Requarth,
Longreads,
9 Apr. 2026
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For other program-builders, a strong foundation left behind can be regenerated and the winning can continue.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Reformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reformed. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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