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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
Sacramento could get under the first apron and tax moving on from DeRozan, but would lack real flexibility without being able to move on from LaVine or Sabonis, the latter of whom is making over $94 million combined over the next two seasons.
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Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Even those who have been considered rich for making over $100,000 are resorting to penny-pinching habits.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
Among shoppers making over $150,000, adoption rose to just under 13%.
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Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
As smaller and mid-sized farms continue to decline, large-scale farms making over $1 million have increased.
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Mikayla Price,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
Those making over $1 million would pay a greater share to increase funding for public services and invest in housing, education and infrastructure.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
For Notre Dame, this is one of the benefits of taking single-digit transfers each cycle as opposed to making over half the roster.
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Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
And Van Wagoner doesn’t want humans to be forgotten in the rush to automate and turn decision-making over to machines.
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Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Even those who have been considered rich for making over $100,000 are resorting to penny-pinching habits.
—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
Among shoppers making over $150,000, adoption rose to just under 13%.
—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
As smaller and mid-sized farms continue to decline, large-scale farms making over $1 million have increased.
—
Mikayla Price,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
Those making over $1 million would pay a greater share to increase funding for public services and invest in housing, education and infrastructure.
—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
For Notre Dame, this is one of the benefits of taking single-digit transfers each cycle as opposed to making over half the roster.
—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
And Van Wagoner doesn’t want humans to be forgotten in the rush to automate and turn decision-making over to machines.
—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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.
—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for making over
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Happy Organics’ beeswax candles mimic cherries, asparagus and other produce, transforming birthday cakes and tabletops into playful tributes to Central Valley farm life.
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Fortunately, Spielberg stepped up to the plate, transforming the short novel into a big-screen masterpiece.
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When the Spanish settlers decamped for Cuba in 1763 after ceding Florida to the English, the few surviving Tequesta, their numbers decimated by 200 years of captivity and slavery, conflict and ill treatment, are believed to have departed with them.
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As Jimmy is looking for options to simultaneously cut costs and jettison the property entirely, Sydney is trying to figure out how to do a dinner service with a pantry that’s nearly empty and a former mentor/partner/colleague, in Carmy, who is very bad at actually ceding control.
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Work ranged from repairing the roof and updating the heating and ventilation systems to remodeling the community workspaces and adding new study pods.
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During the transition period, all YMCA programs will continue while the church fundraises and plans remodeling.
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Egypt brought the calm, cool, collected factors to the shootout, converting on all four attempts from Mahmoud Saber, Rami Rabia, Mohamed Salah and Hossam Abdelmaguid.
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The key difference lies in the process for converting the fissile material to be bomb usable (chemical reprocessing in the case of plutonium, rather than enrichment, which can be done covertly and in small batches).
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When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.
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Conwell, 22, began his college career at South Florida before transferring to Indiana State for his sophomore season and Xavier for his junior season, and then closing his college career at Louisville.
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The reason is that the administration has shrunk the requirements for reports of immunization from states, changing the reports from mandated to voluntary.
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One is mainly about efficiency, while the other is about changing outcomes.
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Employers should consider assigning a dedicated benefits navigator, someone who won't give legal or financial advice but will help the employee find relevant benefits, understand deadlines and know which professionals to call.
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Target's new attendance point system Target will start tracking unexcused tardiness and absences for its store and warehouse workers in September, assigning point values to violations and terminating any employee who hits 12 points within a year.
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The report’s authors recommend modifying the fence sections so that there is a large animal jump at least every 1,000 feet, along with ground openings for small mammals every 500 feet.
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The companies are also modifying the electrical characteristics of the devices in other ways.
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“Making over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/making%20over. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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