transformational
adjective
trans·for·ma·tion·al
ˌtran(t)s-fər-ˈmā-shnəl 
-fȯr-,
-shə-nᵊl
: of, relating to, characterized by, or concerned with transformation and especially linguistic transformation
transformationally
adverb
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For people who have many other debts, paying off some of their medical debt may not have a transformational effect.
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Katherine Hempstead, STAT, 7 June 2024
With less than six months until the 2024 election, the political uses of A.I. are more theoretical than transformational, both as a constructive communications tool or as a way to spread dangerous disinformation.
—Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 23 May 2024
Having a one-hundred-and-fifteen horsepower machine between your legs for a few hours is transformational.
—Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2024
As in the 1840s and the 1970s, financial and monetary innovation, or the tonic of inflation, will drive transformational change.
—Harold James, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
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Katherine Hempstead, STAT, 7 June 2024
With less than six months until the 2024 election, the political uses of A.I. are more theoretical than transformational, both as a constructive communications tool or as a way to spread dangerous disinformation.
—Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 23 May 2024
Having a one-hundred-and-fifteen horsepower machine between your legs for a few hours is transformational.
—Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2024
As in the 1840s and the 1970s, financial and monetary innovation, or the tonic of inflation, will drive transformational change.
—Harold James, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
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“Transformational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transformational. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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