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the act, process, or result of improving something by removing flaws, problems, etc.
They're calling for a complete reformation of the healthcare system.
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Recent Examples of reformation
While Dick’s could speed up Foot Locker’s reformation, the risk of execution remains high.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Dissolving the agency paves the way, the administration claims, for a reformation of America’s foreign aid program.
—Time, 12 May 2025
Molded into implants in Kaplan’s lab, researchers reconstitute silk into structures that mimic the human body, supporting cell growth and tissue reformation.
—Amy Paturel, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Jelly Roll, whose name is Jason DeFord, wants to be able to perform internationally and continue to share about his reformation journey.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Dissolving the agency paves the way, the administration claims, for a reformation of America’s foreign aid program.
—Time, 12 May 2025
Molded into implants in Kaplan’s lab, researchers reconstitute silk into structures that mimic the human body, supporting cell growth and tissue reformation.
—Amy Paturel, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Jelly Roll, whose name is Jason DeFord, wants to be able to perform internationally and continue to share about his reformation journey.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reformation
reform
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Successful cannabis reform must integrate social justice goals with practical regulatory policies that facilitate the development of sustainable industries.—
Robert Hoban,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Leatherwood stepped in as the ERLC’s interim head following the resignation of Moore, who faced pressure for his opposition to President Donald Trump and support for abuse reform in the SBC, and became the agency’s permanent head in September 2022.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Reformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reformation. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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