reformation

noun

Definition of reformationnext
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 The history of religion, with its thousands of schisms and reformations, is full of pilgrims who, rather than discard their relationship with their sacred text, have found purpose, clarity, and community through defiance. — Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026 This has left it in a more ambiguous middle ground, while a wave of affordable brands like Reformation and Damson Madder are increasingly capturing the customer Ganni once owned. — Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026 Friends since first grade and bandmates since high school, the two 32-year-old Rogers Park natives and founding members of the then-dormant Chicago indie-rock band Twin Peaks weren’t at the Pilsen venue scouting locations for a potential reformation. — Blair R. Fischer, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026 Historically, the superintendent has not had sufficient experience in K-12 classrooms to improve efficiency, center equity and center hands-on policy reformation. — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for reformation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reformation
  1. overhaul
  2. reform
  3. redesign
Noun
  • The 34 measures include cuts to income tax for low- and middle income families, an overhaul of the creaking pension system, tougher rules for employees' sick leave and a reduction of the country's stifling bureaucracy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Whether the future is guided by a more centralized federal framework or a complex matrix of state-level consumer protections, the race to a multi-billion-dollar digital overhaul is already well underway.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
Definition of overhaul
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  • Bank of America wrote in a note late Friday that India's reform momentum has broadened over the past two years, with the government introducing 18 measures across tax, labor, energy security, manufacturing, banking and foreign capital access.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 5 July 2026
  • The industry conversation around funding reform is urgent precisely because this generation deserves a system that matches their ambition and offers them a future.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 July 2026
Definition of reform
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  • The biggest companies in the world are in the middle of the most painful organizational redesign most of them have ever attempted.
    — David Mainiero, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The redesign also tackled some of the home’s quirkier elements, including low ceilings and uneven floors, while reworking the layout for modern living.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 June 2026
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