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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
While Dick’s could speed up Foot Locker’s reformation, the risk of execution remains high.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Dissolving the agency paves the way, the administration claims, for a reformation of America’s foreign aid program.
—Time, 12 May 2025
Molded into implants in Kaplan’s lab, researchers reconstitute silk into structures that mimic the human body, supporting cell growth and tissue reformation.
—Amy Paturel, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Jelly Roll, whose name is Jason DeFord, wants to be able to perform internationally and continue to share about his reformation journey.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Dissolving the agency paves the way, the administration claims, for a reformation of America’s foreign aid program.
—Time, 12 May 2025
Molded into implants in Kaplan’s lab, researchers reconstitute silk into structures that mimic the human body, supporting cell growth and tissue reformation.
—Amy Paturel, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Jelly Roll, whose name is Jason DeFord, wants to be able to perform internationally and continue to share about his reformation journey.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reformation
reform
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Short of comprehensive reforms, there are large potential benefits from introducing competition into key portions of the healthcare system, as the success of Medicare Part D exemplifies.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Org's Empathy Network, a nonpartisan group that advocates for criminal justice reform across the nation.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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“Reformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reformation. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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