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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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They’re still needed long after a kid is out of diapers, done with school, out of the house, employed, married, unmarried, unemployed, reemployed, remarried, rehabilitated, whatever.—
Andre Mouchard,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
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The 6-foot pipe, which transports 10 million gallons of wastewater a day, is nearing the end of its life and needs to be rehabilitated and eventually replaced, OC San officials said.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
8 May 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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Schmidt amended the bill to expand eligibility for a child tax credit to include expecting parents.—
Matthew Kelly
May 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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The information was later amended — Elena-Lopez turned out to be wielding only a bicycle lock — but attorneys said Jones didn’t hear those radio broadcasts due to the chaotic nature of the incident.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 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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Simulations and live tests To evaluate the drone interceptor, the engineers carried out computer simulations and analyzed how metal chains between three and four millimeters thick behaved when colliding with model drones.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
6 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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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 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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The location was reopened after a follow-up inspection found the violations had been corrected.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 May 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 12 May. 2026.
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