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reformation

noun

Definition of reformation

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 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 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 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 When a reformation movement briefly took power in Korea in 1891, Suh returned home. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reformation

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Michigan has undergone a complete overhaul since, with coach Dusty May leaving for the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and Morez Johnson, Yaxel Lendeborg and Aday Mara getting taken among the top 12 picks in the draft.

— Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
And the tolling proposal also could require an overhaul of state budgeting practices and possibly an amendment to the state Constitution.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of overhaul

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Some also called for a reform of the university admissions system, seen by many as complex and unfair.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
This shift has been most visible in his recent decisions around oil refineries and drilling, CEQA reform and housing affordability, experts said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of reform

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The store, which opened at SouthPark mall in 2000, temporarily closed for about 19 weeks to undergo the redesign, Rachel Page, North America stores group vice president for Bath & Body Works told The Charlotte Observer.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
First and perhaps foremost was the redesign of the stock headphones that came with every iPod.

— Eric Griffith, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026

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