reforming

verb

Definition of reformingnext
present participle of reform
1
as in rehabilitating
to make better in behavior or character volunteers at a sanctuary that tries to reform dogs with behavior problems

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2
as in improving
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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3
as in amending
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 Synonyms for reforming
  1. rehabilitating
  2. improving
  3. amending
  4. behaving
  5. correcting
  6. rewriting
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  • The voter material for the 2018 ballot proposal, Regional Measure 3, listed the projects but didn’t mention that the money would go toward maintaining or rehabilitating the bridges.
    Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The event celebrated and raised funds for the Vanderpump Dog Foundation’s efforts in rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming dogs.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of rehabilitating
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  • To create a more seamless experience, Google also made updates to Project Astra, the company’s platform for AI agents first announced in May, improving latency and natural language understanding.
    Richard Nieva, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In other words, policies aimed at supporting Black entrepreneurs must go beyond improving access to credit and tackle the root causes of consumer discrimination.
    Tiffany Callender, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of improving
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  • Is Omnibus Simplification Package amending or combining the CSRD, CSDDD, and Taxomony?
    Jon McGowan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Bella Vista Planning and Development Department staff recently drafted an ordinance amending city code to require the permits for repairs and installations at the request of City Council member Larry Wilms.
    Samuel Clanton, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of amending
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  • However, at El Rosario Sanctuary, monarchs are behaving unpredictably, clustering later than usual and dispersing widely.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In the gray daylight of the first days of Syria’s freedom, its citizens appear so far to be behaving not like unrestrained madmen but like traumatized, decent people worthy of their liberty, delivered even by an erstwhile jihadist.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of behaving
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  • When Nolan asked if Paul Mescal will star in the film, Scott initially said yes before correcting himself that Mescal’s schedule may prevent them from reuniting.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Walsh said credit is also due for correcting those systems.
    Fred Topel, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of correcting
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  • Welcome to Mima, the concept store rewriting the rules of Parisian retail.
    WWD, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Besides, rumors later emerged that the shoot took over ten days, with most of the time spent on recalibrating equipment and rewriting algorithms by onsite engineers to ensure smooth task execution.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of rewriting
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