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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
Maybe reformed the sausage into meatballs and sauteed them?
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
The law was reformed in 2024 through a legislative deal after a pressure campaign by business groups who said the law was being exploited for cash grabs by predatory attorneys.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
To be sure, educational systems need to be reformed, not romanticized.
—Megan Thiele Strong, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Once widespread across the Middle East, the system has been reformed to be less onerous in places like Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE in recent years.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
The law was reformed in 2024 through a legislative deal after a pressure campaign by business groups who said the law was being exploited for cash grabs by predatory attorneys.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
To be sure, educational systems need to be reformed, not romanticized.
—Megan Thiele Strong, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Once widespread across the Middle East, the system has been reformed to be less onerous in places like Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE in recent years.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reformed
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And there was a TV movie where Dirk Bogarde played Dahl, many years ago, with Glenda Jackson as Patricia Neal, about Patricia Neal’s strokes and how Dahl rehabilitated her.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2026
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For eight years, Ruth has cared for and rehabilitated non-native exotic animals like bearded dragons, guinea pigs, sugar gliders and leopard geckos in hopes of one day finding them a forever home.—
Julian Camejo,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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In the view of Zaslav champions like Geffen, his legacy at Warners should be judged by the fact that the company’s key assets have been greatly improved over the past four years.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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Mortgage rates have gradually improved in recent days for both buyers and owners hoping to refinance.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The traffic code was appropriately amended to specify maximum speeds.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The House amended the bill to increase penalties for wage theft, and the Senate concurred with the amendment on Friday.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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In total, winners in British Columbia have redeemed more than $28 million from the nationwide lottery game.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Prizes may not be substituted for or redeemed for cash.—
CBS LA Staff,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Unverified social media allegations that the congressman behaved inappropriately with staffers have circulated for weeks; Swalwell denies all claims as baseless.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Peter and his collaborators behaved as if, without their intervention, the memory of that white child was going to be wiped out of history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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This story has been corrected to attribute the statements about the shooting to police spokesperson Chris Bordelon, not Police Chief Wayne Smith, and corrects the ages of the children killed based on an update by police.—
Gerald Herbert,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video address released Sunday that Canada’s strong economic ties to the United States were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected.—
Jim Morris,
Fortune,
19 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 25 Apr. 2026.
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