reformer
noun
re·form·er
ri-ˈfȯr-mər 
1
: one that works for or urges reform
2
capitalized
: a leader of the Protestant Reformation
3
: an apparatus for cracking oils or gases to form specialized products
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Multiple mirrors lined the walls alongside the reformers, with each machine accompanied by a mat and a Bosu ball, while a weight rack sat in a corner, no dumbbell heavier than 10 pounds.
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Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Actually, as of late, reformers in Sacramento seem to be gaining some traction, with four of 12 bills advancing and perhaps even landing on the governor’s desk.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
For instance, a sustained power struggle between monks and reformers after the 13th Dalai Lama’s death in 1933 weakened the Tibetan state, leaving it ill prepared to resist the arrival of the People’s Liberation Army in 1950.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Zach Daniels, executive director of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association, said the group, which backed Landry’s law, has attempted to reach a compromise with criminal justice reformers who want all past split-jury verdicts overturned.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2025
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Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Actually, as of late, reformers in Sacramento seem to be gaining some traction, with four of 12 bills advancing and perhaps even landing on the governor’s desk.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
For instance, a sustained power struggle between monks and reformers after the 13th Dalai Lama’s death in 1933 weakened the Tibetan state, leaving it ill prepared to resist the arrival of the People’s Liberation Army in 1950.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Zach Daniels, executive director of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association, said the group, which backed Landry’s law, has attempted to reach a compromise with criminal justice reformers who want all past split-jury verdicts overturned.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2025
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reformer
noun
re·form·er
ri-ˈfȯr-mər
: one that works for reform
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