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as in rehabilitated
to make better in behavior or character
volunteers at a sanctuary that tries to reform dogs with behavior problems
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as in improved
to change one's behavior or character for the better
a man who's been trying to reform ever since he got fired for missing too many days of work
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as in amended
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from
he had better reform his ways if he wants any of us to trust him
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Recent Examples of reformed
While production processes are being reformed, some are advocating that the government pursue low-cost alternatives to high-end weapons systems.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 12 May 2026
Expanded and reformed first-time homebuyer tax benefits.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
The city’s hiring practice will be reformed so that DEI will not be a factor in hiring or promoting city workers and in contracting with outside vendors for city businesses.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Mike is protective of Eleven; Lucas and Max have sweet (then-platonic) chemistry; Dustin hangs out with reformed bully Steve Harrington (Jeremy Jordan, stepping in for Joe Keery).
—Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 12 May 2026
Expanded and reformed first-time homebuyer tax benefits.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
The city’s hiring practice will be reformed so that DEI will not be a factor in hiring or promoting city workers and in contracting with outside vendors for city businesses.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Mike is protective of Eleven; Lucas and Max have sweet (then-platonic) chemistry; Dustin hangs out with reformed bully Steve Harrington (Jeremy Jordan, stepping in for Joe Keery).
—Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reformed
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The duration of such a probation typically depends on whether a defendant is determined to be successfully rehabilitated.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Which were rehabilitated, and who runs them and on what basis?—
Amer Matar,
The Dial,
26 May 2026
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Past research has shown that breast cancer patients who lose weight through treatment or surgery have improved heart health and longevity.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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All the same, the team improved dramatically right away, posting its first winning season in the Sacramento era and losing a thrilling first-round playoff series to the Utah Jazz.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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The law has been amended, most recently in 1982.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Soil Cucumbers like rich soil that is amended with compost, says Hélèna Dove, head kitchen gardener at Kew Gardens.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
28 May 2026
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These tickets must be redeemed at a Florida Lottery office.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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Qatar lost all of their games in 2022 but redeemed themselves a year later by retaining the Asian Cup with a 3-1 victory over Jordan.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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The initial aim was to discover if all hot planets had winds that behaved the same.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
2 June 2026
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The French had behaved differently than the British under Amherst did; the French had played by Indigenous rules.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 29,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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The company has corrected the processes and implemented the new instructions as directed by the FDA to ensure safety for future production.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
29 May 2026
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Payloads can be regenerated just-in-time for a specific target, and code that appears once may never appear again.—
Ken Ammon,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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OpenAI confirmed that user prompts and outputs trained the model by default; meanwhile, videos which were saved, shared, or regenerated almost certainly shaped the feed.—
Tim Requarth,
Longreads,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Reformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reformed. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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