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as in transformed
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 ceded
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
made the deed over to his daughter
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as in remodeled
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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Recent Examples of made over
In 2020, both parties reached an agreement that granted the siblings roughly $16 million in payments made over five years.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
There’s a lot to dissect from all the choices the Carolina Panthers made over the course of this year’s three-day NFL Draft.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Apr. 2026
Carl Mumpower, a private practice clinical psychologist, lifelong Asheville resident and former City Council member who served from 2001 until 2009, said the city’s current challenges stem from decisions made over decades.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
But most meaningful to him are the relationships he’s made over the years with the cast and crew.
—Donald Liebenson, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
Numerous films have been made over the decades, some successful, some not, almost always outside the Hollywood system.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Incremental stadium improvements have been made over the years, including luxury suites in 1999 and an expansion to more than 85,000 seats in 2013.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Adofo-Mensah's first draft in 2022 proved to be costly for the Vikings, after an aggressive pursuit of pick value that started with moving down from the 12th to the 32nd pick in the first of six trades made over those three days.
—CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Only 24% identified more dynamic talent deployment as a key change made over the last year.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
There’s a lot to dissect from all the choices the Carolina Panthers made over the course of this year’s three-day NFL Draft.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Apr. 2026
Carl Mumpower, a private practice clinical psychologist, lifelong Asheville resident and former City Council member who served from 2001 until 2009, said the city’s current challenges stem from decisions made over decades.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
But most meaningful to him are the relationships he’s made over the years with the cast and crew.
—Donald Liebenson, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
Numerous films have been made over the decades, some successful, some not, almost always outside the Hollywood system.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Incremental stadium improvements have been made over the years, including luxury suites in 1999 and an expansion to more than 85,000 seats in 2013.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Adofo-Mensah's first draft in 2022 proved to be costly for the Vikings, after an aggressive pursuit of pick value that started with moving down from the 12th to the 32nd pick in the first of six trades made over those three days.
—CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Only 24% identified more dynamic talent deployment as a key change made over the last year.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for made over
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Austin is the most liberal city in Texas but it’s also being transformed by tech money.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Two years later, the midnight-movie adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show transformed it into a cultural phenomenon, fueled by raucous responses, scant costumes and a sense of communal anarchy.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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But if the entire area was ceded back to the District of Columbia, the electoral advantage in the new districts would be dulled and new districts would be drawn in light of the state’s shrunken footprint.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Twin Cities,
23 Apr. 2026
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At the institute, McMahon ceded policy to others.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The house next door to me could have been remodeled, and two ancient oaks could have been saved.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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The three-bedroom, two-bathroom house was originally built in 1947 and has since been remodeled.—
Joyce Chen,
Architectural Digest,
24 Apr. 2026
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Hungarians demonstrated that a moment of divisiveness can be converted into a moment of collective agency.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The oldest bookstore on our list, Baldwin’s Book Barn in western Pennsylvania, was built in 1822 as a farmhouse before William and Lilla Baldwin converted it into the permanent home of their then-roaming bookselling business in 1946.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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Senga’s $75 million, five-year contract, which runs through the 2027 season, specifies the pitcher cannot be assigned to the minor leagues without his consent.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Both Edström and Rempe would have to clear waivers to be assigned to AHL Hartford, which is a risk New York would rather not take, but their places in the lineup seem to be in jeopardy after Chmelař and Sýkora seized their fourth-line spots late in the season.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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That has suddenly changed in the playoffs.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Canadian Radio-television Commission was established in 1968 as a federal agency to oversee broadcasting in Canada and in 1976 had its powers expanded to include telecommunications (and the name changed accordingly to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission [CRTC]).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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The midcentury abode was transferred to custodians of the McCann Trust that holds the property in 2022 and, after hitting the market April 10 for nearly $3 million, a contingent offer for its sale has already been accepted.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2026
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Grace the catcher and conference player of the year, transferred to Arizona, Hope, a pitcher, moved onto Ole Miss in the portal.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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Finally, in overcoming this vexing moment, the two would establish a painterly repartee that altered the trajectory of their own work and, by extension, modern art.—
Susan Tallman,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Dog breeds like pugs and French and English bulldogs now have significantly altered skull shapes that result in serious, and even life-threatening, issues created by our value of aesthetics.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
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