beyond (all) recognition
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: to such a degree as to look completely different and be unrecognizable
The renovations changed the house beyond (all) recognition.
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The consensus has been that the AI tools used in development will change the industry beyond recognition, seeing vast swathes of developers and teams with no work, in effect, replaced.
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Bankim Chandra, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Scalpers are a big problem making the concert-going experience worse — but at the root of the chaos is unmanageable, roof-shattering demand that has warped beyond recognition what people are willing to pay for a show.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 12 Feb. 2025
Nor is there a shortage of viscera: entrails are yanked from their wet, warm cavities, or pulped beyond recognition.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
Adding fuel to the fire: AI, which is poised to transform work beyond recognition.
—Ryan Wong, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Bankim Chandra, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Scalpers are a big problem making the concert-going experience worse — but at the root of the chaos is unmanageable, roof-shattering demand that has warped beyond recognition what people are willing to pay for a show.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 12 Feb. 2025
Nor is there a shortage of viscera: entrails are yanked from their wet, warm cavities, or pulped beyond recognition.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
Adding fuel to the fire: AI, which is poised to transform work beyond recognition.
—Ryan Wong, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Beyond (all) recognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beyond%20%28all%29%20recognition. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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