1
as in to transform
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 to cede
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
made the deed over to his daughter
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3
as in to remodel
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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as in transformation
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Recent Examples of make over
Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Audition Year: 1999 Runtime: 1h 55m Director: Takashi Miike
Takashi Miike may have made over 100 movies, but Audition is the best of them all.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Marissa Muller, WWD, 18 Jan. 2025
These challenges can involve anything from singing, acting, and comedy to dancing, makeovers, and more.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 17 Jan. 2025
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That evening though, both parties held positive talks and significant progress was made over his potential appointment.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Audition Year: 1999 Runtime: 1h 55m Director: Takashi Miike
Takashi Miike may have made over 100 movies, but Audition is the best of them all.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
Taylor Swift gave a Chanel cruise look a winter makeover at the Kansas City Chiefs game today.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 18 Jan. 2025
These challenges can involve anything from singing, acting, and comedy to dancing, makeovers, and more.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for make over
Verb
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As OpenAI continues to enhance this technology, Operator is likely to play a significant role in transforming how digital tasks are conducted, bridging the gap between human intentions and technological execution.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
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In another scenario, a mid-sized software client competing against giants like Amazon transformed its customer engagement strategy by solving a critical data integration challenge.—
Rajiv Shesh,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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After all, power is easy to cede but difficult to recover.—
Casey Burgat,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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Neither Beijing nor Manila is likely to cede ground on the South China Sea dispute anytime soon.—
Micah McCartney,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Keeler House: In 1990 modernist architect Ray Kappe remodeled a home for jazz singer Anne Keeler and her then-husband, Gordon Melcher.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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Fire department funding will be used to rebuild and remodel existing fire stations, and to build a center for fire, police, and specialty apparatus.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Mark Wahlberg's bald head transformation is still making a buzz!—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Disneyland’s Napa Rose celebrates 20 years of bringing wine center stage The Napa Rose transformation will extend to the menu while maintaining the 1,500-label wine collection.—
Brady MacDonald,
Orange County Register,
24 Jan. 2025
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On the ensuing possession, Rice was fouled and converted the first of two free throws with 22 seconds to go.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Jan. 2025
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The manor house was converted into a museum, and is now home to many of Austen’s personal possessions, as well as work by women writers across the United Kingdom, including Mary Wollstonecraft and Elizabeth Blackwell.—
Cat Sposato,
AFAR Media,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In the aftermath of the crypto ball that was organized by David Sacks, and the label of the first crypto President being assigned to Trump the expectations for proactive and forward looking action are quite high.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Mecklenburg Sheriff Garry McFadden, a former Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police homicide investigator assigned to the Wallace case, said race played a role — that in the early 1990s CMPD put less emphasis on solving crimes in African-American neighborhoods.—
Michael Gordon,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
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Here are the materials and steps for staking citrus trees with a three-stake system, but which can be modified to suit your specific tree and growing conditions.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Jan. 2025
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This requirement will force health care providers to either significantly modify their services or seek alternative funding sources, potentially creating gaps in essential health services in vulnerable communities.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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Prime editing offers more accurate and flexible DNA modifications compared to traditional CRISPR-Cas9 systems, allowing for insertions, deletions, and base substitutions without inducing double-strand breaks.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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If the land use modification fails, the Association would have to wait for a calendar year before trying again.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Make over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20over. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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