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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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
Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
The key is to understand when to stop, with a strong indicator for this being when a strong effort has been made over a longer period but there is still no strong traction, no market fit or no proof of business.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Maxwell Williams, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Those vendors making self-driving cars are apt to rip out steering wheels and pedals, add all manner of sensors into and on top of the vehicle, and generally do a significant makeover on the car.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Democrats now receive the support of 65 percent of American households making over $500,000 a year.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
The key is to understand when to stop, with a strong indicator for this being when a strong effort has been made over a longer period but there is still no strong traction, no market fit or no proof of business.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
The public transit system has had a serious makeover and is getting even more upgrades to cover more areas in the future.
—Maxwell Williams, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Those vendors making self-driving cars are apt to rip out steering wheels and pedals, add all manner of sensors into and on top of the vehicle, and generally do a significant makeover on the car.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Without breaking stride, Hunter blew past four more Utah defenders and hopped into the end zone, a broken play transformed into a work of art.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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But since then, Dogecoin has transformed into one of the world’s most valuable cryptocurrencies.Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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Then-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ceded to many of Trump’s immigration demands.Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Summer days in the high mountains cede to relaxing evenings on the casual confines of Main Street.James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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The Rife store had just been remodeled into a beauty school, but was destroyed and is now a parking lot.James F. Hales Remembering Rogers, arkansasonline.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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The skull was found in November 1978 by James Skinner, who was remodeling his house on East Wilson Street, according to Russell.R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Powerful in-memory processing solutions like Apache Spark are critical to support the data preparation, data transformation and featurization processes that make enterprise data fit for use by AI applications.John Ottman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The film will delve into Schwartz’s transformation, capturing the emotional depth of his experiences and the evolution of his relationship with his father.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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Previously, Photoshop would have converted them to raster objects.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Detroit will have a 1st-and-10 from its own 47 (after converting a 3rd-and-16) to start the next quarter. 4d ago / 5:55 PM PST Copied Share Lions make goal-line stand, Texans get three Rohan Nadkarni Nice job by the Detroit defense to keep this game close.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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He was based at Otis Air National Guard Base on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where he was assigned to the 102nd Intelligence Wing as a cyber transport systems journeyman.Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The interface for assigning names to faces is clear and simple.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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So, grocery stores and retailers across the country, including those in Greater Cincinnati, will likely have modified hours on Thursday, Nov. 28.Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
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Many have modified hours on the holiday, so check social media or call ahead for the most up-to-date hours.Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
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The authors go on to outline models for capturing value with them: premium pricing, charges for upgrades, complementary products, monetizing maintenance, brand communities, and resale and modification.Vijay Govindarajan, Tojin T. Eapen, Daniel J. Finkenstadt, Harvard Business Review, 1 Nov. 2024
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Non-dairy milk has become the second most common order modification at Starbucks, behind adding a shot of espresso.Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Make over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20over. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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