1
as in to transform
to change in form, appearance, or use
the old factory was completely made over and is now an upscale shopping center
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2
as in to cede
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
made the deed over to his daughter
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3
as in to remodel
to make different in some way
just got up one day and decided to make over her hairstyle and her appearance in general
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as in transformation
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Recent Examples of make over
Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
The future will see many such data centers, driven by AI, constructed in the U.S. Decisions will have to be made over and over again about empowering these new data centers, and the roadmap outlined above will be constructive.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Retail discount behemoth Walmart is moving to solidify its position as a preferred shopping oasis for price-conscious Floridians, recently unveiling a new round of statewide store makeovers at 34 locations, including more than a dozen in South Florida.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2025
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Verb
In September, the European Chamber of Commerce in China released a position paper that made over 1,000 recommendations for how to improve the business environment.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
The future will see many such data centers, driven by AI, constructed in the U.S. Decisions will have to be made over and over again about empowering these new data centers, and the roadmap outlined above will be constructive.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Noun
Sanrio, the 64-year-old company behind the iconic Hello Kitty brand, is thriving once again with a modern makeover.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Retail discount behemoth Walmart is moving to solidify its position as a preferred shopping oasis for price-conscious Floridians, recently unveiling a new round of statewide store makeovers at 34 locations, including more than a dozen in South Florida.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for make over
Verb
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In the summertime, after the rains, the river swells and the dry landscape transforms green, delighting hungry elephants.—
Mary Holland,
Robb Report,
5 June 2025
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This creative decision transforms the family dynamic into the series’ emotional core.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 June 2025
Verb
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In proposing the cuts, the administration has called for ceding certain federal parklands to the states.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2025
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Vladivostok was ceded to Tsarist Russia in 1860 under the Treaty of Peking, which established the border between China and Russia along the Amur and Ussuri Rivers, as indicated on Newsweek's maps in this article.—
Isabel van Brugen
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
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It was remodeled by its subsequent owners—the brothers who owned the F. W. Woolworth Company—in the style of Versailles, an over-the-top gesture that from a twenty-first-century vantage point looks quintessentially nouveau riche, and quintessentially New Jersey.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
11 June 2025
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The home design cable network bought the house to remodel and give to a lucky viewer.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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To a certain extent, The Darjeeling Limited is an unseemly act of spiritual tourism, no better than Eat Pray Love or countless other films about privileged white Americans turning a foreign landscape into the site of their holistic transformation.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
7 June 2025
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Coca-Cola used the campaign to create new momentum around digital transformation.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Verb
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According to Academy rules, this converts the category into a juried award.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
12 June 2025
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Nearby Experiences Off-property, a 10-minute drive away, check into Havn, a WWII-era barge converted into a wellness spa docked in Victoria’s Inner Harbour.—
Katie Nanton,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2025
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But ultimately, he was reassigned to minor league camp, and assigned to Triple-A to start the season.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Crews assigned today will continue hitting hotspots.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
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The order not only modifies key elements of Biden’s January 2025 framework but also signals a broader realignment of federal cybersecurity priorities.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Box frames are less common and usually require your boat’s speaker holes to be modified to fit them.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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Being open about body modification makes total sense to me in this day and age… (But) beauty imperatives aren’t victimless.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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People have claimed these are used for a range of things from weather modification to mind control.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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“Make over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20over. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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