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makeover

[meyk-oh-ver] / ˈmeɪkˌoʊ vər /
NOUN
refashioning
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US President Donald Trump has continued his makeover of the White House, adding a statue of Christopher Colombus and laying new black granite paving stones on the famed West Wing colonnade.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The makeover will coincide with a number of Disney initiatives designed to honor America’s 250th birthday.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Recently, I gave the loft a Midcentury, Zen makeover.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

In November the ship had a makeover, changing its name from Blint and switching to a Russian registry after falsely flying under the Comoros flag.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

“The hardest part of the makeover process is giving up control. You have to decide: do you want to trust your judgment about what you should be, or try judgment?”

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan