1
as in rehabilitates
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 amends
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 corrects
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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Earlier this month, Germany’s lawmakers voted in favor of a major fiscal package, which included amendments to long-standing debt rules to allow for higher defense spending and a 500-billion-euro ($541 billion) infrastructure fund.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025 -
In the Congress of 1991-92, Wallach noted, the Senate adopted more than sixteen hundred amendments.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The facility will also benefit from a hybrid workforce combining robots and humans, which improves flexibility, speed, precision, and overall production efficiency.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2025
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As Diop improves his shooting touch from outside, his value will only increase.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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There are also often mileage limits and restrictions on modifications.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2025
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The ordinance with the modifications is now pending a second reading at the next council meeting, followed by final approval by the Coastal Commission.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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Upward revisions of that magnitude help explain why the stock has followed up its 59% leap in 2023 with another strong year.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
23 Dec. 2024
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Even with the newest revisions, the legislation still faces criticism from some groups in LGBTQ+, civil rights and digital privacy circles.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
19 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Polymorphic malware changes its appearance with each infection, while metamorphic malware rewrites its code entirely.—
John Chirillo,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2024
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That’s probably most clear in the character of Bernadette (voiced by India Brown), who rewrites the annual Christmas pageant to be more woke.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2024
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Louisiana's corrections department has used the same system to track people in its custody, process time computations, and calculate release dates since 1991, according to court filings.—
Minnah Arshad,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the state of Louisiana and its corrections department for unlawfully imprisoning thousands of people for weeks and months after their sentences are completed.—
Minnah Arshad,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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The Italian official said alterations were not detected by eye and only were revealed by examining the seams of the crotch area of the ski suits after the competition.—
Graham Dunbar,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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His goal is to make any alterations as undetectable as possible.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
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After all, the greatest transformations often begin with a single pause.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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The ultimate aim is, with the use of multiple layers of such transformations, fooling malware classifiers into thinking malicious code is, in fact, totally benign.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Reforms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reforms. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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