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as in rehabilitating
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 improving
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 amending
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 reforming
While the former demands fiscal consolidation from France’s leadership, the latter is opposed to spending cuts and reforms — such as raising the retirement age and reforming the pension system — that economists see as necessary to balance the books.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Edwards says restoring and reforming the program would ensure rural communities have more equitable access to funding meant to protect against disasters.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Shipley said Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and other Republican senators may focus on reforming Senate floor procedures, such as the 30-hour debate requirement for each nominee, rather than attempting to undo the blue slip practice altogether.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
This can be achieved by accelerating deployment of inexpensive wind and solar energy, co-optimizing industrial energy use with electricity supply, supporting storage technologies, and reforming market rules to improve electricity trading and facilitate direct renewable energy procurement.
—Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
But Democrats on the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee, where the bill was rejected Wednesday with an 8-3 vote along party lines, said converting the board to an advisory body would undercut the public's role in reforming police conduct.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
Both parties face conversations on whether achieving prosperity involves reforming or tearing down the system.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
This new electric reforming system could create jet fuel right on the farm.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025
The Biden administration established a committee last year to look at reforming the regulations in response to industry's outcry.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Edwards says restoring and reforming the program would ensure rural communities have more equitable access to funding meant to protect against disasters.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Shipley said Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and other Republican senators may focus on reforming Senate floor procedures, such as the 30-hour debate requirement for each nominee, rather than attempting to undo the blue slip practice altogether.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
This can be achieved by accelerating deployment of inexpensive wind and solar energy, co-optimizing industrial energy use with electricity supply, supporting storage technologies, and reforming market rules to improve electricity trading and facilitate direct renewable energy procurement.
—Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
But Democrats on the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee, where the bill was rejected Wednesday with an 8-3 vote along party lines, said converting the board to an advisory body would undercut the public's role in reforming police conduct.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
Both parties face conversations on whether achieving prosperity involves reforming or tearing down the system.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
This new electric reforming system could create jet fuel right on the farm.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025
The Biden administration established a committee last year to look at reforming the regulations in response to industry's outcry.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reforming
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Among them was Simon Walsh, owner of Nature Island Dive, who opened his shop more than three decades ago and is now pioneering new ways of rehabilitating coral infected by waterborne diseases.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Aug. 2025
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Smith is rehabilitating from an Achilles tear sustained last December.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Sean Longstaff and Dominic Calvert-Lewin have joined from Newcastle and Everton respectively, while the exciting additions of midfielder Anton Stach from Hoffenheim and attacker Noah Okafor from AC Milan will provide hope of improving on a solid start.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi met China's President Xi Jinping at the 5th Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, signaling improving ties.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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After amending your soil with compost or aged manure before planting, these heavy-feeding plants need an additional side-dressing with a balanced organic fertilizer when their leafy shoots emerge in spring.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2025
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As a compromise, Joyce proposed amending the proposal to include housing at least 10 years old.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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Perks include redeeming points for free nights, daily breakfast, and pre-arrival upgrades.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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When redeeming the free cone at any Graeter's location, customers can make a donation directly to The Cure Starts Now.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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But, although the rise in dismissals of this sort may be more a product of the greater likelihood of them being reported rather than an outright increase, there may also be a sense in which some chief executives are behaving badly because of their status.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Hardly seems like enough to cow these arrogant companies into behaving, especially when their business model is so intrinsically tied to hoovering up other people’s information and creative work.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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A little over the top, maybe, but full marks for acknowledging a mistake and correcting it quickly.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Their innovation was something called backpropagation, or backprop for short, which was a method for correcting the outputs of the middle, hidden layer of neurons during each training pass so that the network as a whole could learn efficiently.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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How is Tumi rewriting the playbook for a luxury, lifestyle house?—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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My wooden Slazenger made hitting winners difficult in the same way that my humming Selectric made rewriting sentences cumbersome.—
Thomas Swick
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Reforming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reforming. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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