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as in transforming
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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as in ceding
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
made the deed over to his daughter
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as in remodeling
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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Recent Examples of making over
For seasoned cooks and kitchen novices, cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller takes it back to basics with great, family-friendly recipes worth making over and over again.
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Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Last week, the City of Daytona Beach declared a state of emergency stemming from authorities making over 100 arrests, according to FOX 35.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
The touring cast is uniformly up for the exhausting task of making joke after joke after joke while making over-the-top reactions whenever anyone else says a joke.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
Get a degree Even without a college degree, Rivers was doing well in tech, making over $70,000 a year, first at Amazon Web Services and later as a support engineer at a startup.
—Calmatters, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Nationwide, 77% of those earning less than $50,000 a year got money back, compared to 35% of those making over $200,000.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
Any player in that group making over $3 million AAV is probably inefficient management procurement.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Despite the third one making over $1 billion globally, Cameron is still concerned about whether a fourth film would be approved by Disney.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
As enforcement budgets have declined, audits of people making over $1 million have fallen more than 80 percent in the last decade.
—Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Last week, the City of Daytona Beach declared a state of emergency stemming from authorities making over 100 arrests, according to FOX 35.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
The touring cast is uniformly up for the exhausting task of making joke after joke after joke while making over-the-top reactions whenever anyone else says a joke.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
Get a degree Even without a college degree, Rivers was doing well in tech, making over $70,000 a year, first at Amazon Web Services and later as a support engineer at a startup.
—Calmatters, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Nationwide, 77% of those earning less than $50,000 a year got money back, compared to 35% of those making over $200,000.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
Any player in that group making over $3 million AAV is probably inefficient management procurement.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Despite the third one making over $1 billion globally, Cameron is still concerned about whether a fourth film would be approved by Disney.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
As enforcement budgets have declined, audits of people making over $1 million have fallen more than 80 percent in the last decade.
—Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for making over
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But the market wasn’t long for Sacramento thereafter, with a new owner transforming the building into offices a few years later.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The core of White’s framework lies in transforming data into narrative.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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But others can ask to maintain more creative control if interested, rather than the traditional practice of ceding it to the industry.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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Boulee gave the two parties a deadline to agree on a mediator and come to the table, but with the deadline approaching, officials say neither side was ceding any ground.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Costs such as landscaping or remodeling other parts of the house aren’t deductible.—
David Schepp,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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The foundation is also remodeling more than 25 public elementary school yards in the Oakland Unified School District and has completed 15 new playgrounds so far.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Most of the trouble on this night came from starter Ryan Johnson’s inability to find the strike zone and the defense’s problems converting two plays that should have been made.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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The now 36-year-old Dane, who made his fortune as an early investor in Joe & the Juice, and his partner Emilie Green Novél set about converting the former village marketplace into a hotel where 18 rooms frame a courtyard.—
Selina Denman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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One of the most important concepts in cosmology is redshift, which doesn’t just come from changing your gravitational field or the relative motion of the source and observer, but from the expanding Universe as well.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Apr. 2026
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That would involve changing some state laws, persuading housing lenders to be more accommodating and overcoming resistance from construction unions.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Trailing 9-0 after three innings prevented anything that happened in Scottsdale or Toronto from transferring over.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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At Tuesday’s meeting, Stillwell was unable to secure sufficient support for a moratorium on data centers in Sugar Grove, but the board did find some consensus on establishing zoning changes while the village looks at modifying its existing regulations.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Parents are paying attention For parents facing accusations of irresponsible gun practices, the potential loss of custody should provide a strong incentive for modifying their gun behavior.—
Marcia Zug,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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The selection committee determines the playoff rankings for the 25 teams, assigning the top 12 teams spots in the playoff bracket.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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Lutes allegedly violated the state law through his handling of complaints about one of his sons, by assigning that son training and duties that increased his opportunities to earn OT pay, and by approving the department payroll that included both of his sons’ salaries.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Making over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/making%20over. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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