as in overhaul
the act, process, or result of improving something by removing flaws, problems, etc.
They're calling for a complete reformation of the healthcare system.
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Recent Examples of reformation
This appearance began the eventual reformation of the former WWE faction alongside Lashley and Benjamin.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
He’s just gone through such a reformation, through his journey with Christ and everything [the NFL brings] too.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
And as far as music is concerned, reformation doesn’t really come into it so much.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
The process observed involved stages of turbulence generation, rope merging, equilibrium collapse, and reformation.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
He’s just gone through such a reformation, through his journey with Christ and everything [the NFL brings] too.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
And as far as music is concerned, reformation doesn’t really come into it so much.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
The process observed involved stages of turbulence generation, rope merging, equilibrium collapse, and reformation.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reformation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reformation
Noun
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But the end of the NFL Draft caps the bulk of the team’s offseason overhaul.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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After a major overhaul of the third act, the film ends during the Bad tour in 1988.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
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The next step toward NBA Draft reform will take place on Tuesday, when league officials are hosting a general managers’ meeting on Zoom that was added to the schedule as a way for all 30 front offices to continue taking part in this pivotal process.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Aldermen also focused their attention on the city’s procurement process and urged its leaders to speed up a reform effort.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Those investments should focus not only on replacement materials, but also on reuse systems and product redesign that reduce plastic use in the first place.—
Justin Zorn,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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The current entrance doors will be going away as a result of the redesign.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Reformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reformation. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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