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
In their official reformation as the Hurt Syndicate in AEW in September and October of 2024, the group has been pushed strong.
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Through all of his musical adventures, Burke stayed true to Blondie, drumming for the band during its first incarnation of 1975 to 1982 and again with the band’s reformation in 1997, which lasted until his recent illness and death.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025
Serena is drawn back to Gilead's New Bethlehem with the promise of significant progression and reformation for the totalitarian state.
—EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump has only sold his vision for this radical reformation of America to those close to him, and of course the conservative planners who developed his agenda.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Through all of his musical adventures, Burke stayed true to Blondie, drumming for the band during its first incarnation of 1975 to 1982 and again with the band’s reformation in 1997, which lasted until his recent illness and death.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025
Serena is drawn back to Gilead's New Bethlehem with the promise of significant progression and reformation for the totalitarian state.
—EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump has only sold his vision for this radical reformation of America to those close to him, and of course the conservative planners who developed his agenda.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reformation
reform
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More news to know now DOJ abandoned police reform settlements over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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With communism no longer cited as the major threat, U.S. policymakers finally welcomed Mandela and supported democratic reforms in South Africa, even though he had previously been branded a terrorist in the United States.—
Time,
Time,
22 May 2025
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“Reformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reformation. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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