reform
noun
the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc..
is reforming
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present progressiveof reform (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The government is bringing in new housing targets for local councils in England, which the previous administration dropped and is reforming planning laws to try to accelerate building.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2024
Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier, who has said in open session the transit agency is reforming too slowly, didn’t reply to an interview request for this story.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
His party's top goal, though, is reforming lawmaking and policy.
From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2023
“One of the things that needs to be done is reforming that asylum system so that it becomes more rapid, more efficient,” he said.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
But even in the matter of its treelessness, I’m told, the prairie is reforming.
From The Prairie Child by Ward. E. F. (Edmund Franklin)
