beyond (all) recognition

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: to such a degree as to look completely different and be unrecognizable

The renovations changed the house beyond (all) recognition.

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Bodies of sailors, soldiers and airmen were thrown into the water, some burned beyond recognition, others left floating in the oily sea. —

Alaa Elassar, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024 The Changing Face of Grocery Shopping The grocery sector has transformed beyond recognition since ASDA’s heyday. —

Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 Loading your audio article A suspicious death investigation is underway after a man’s body was found burned beyond recognition in a driveway in Philadelphia. —

David Matthews, New York Daily News, 19 Nov. 2024 Will continued and nurtured hate cripple our democracy beyond recognition? —

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