as in transforming
to change in form, appearance, or use
a science fiction story in which radiation metamorphoses people into giant bugs
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Salazar-Thompson’s ingenious new version of Hammett’s noir masterpiece features five versatile performers transforming between roles to bring 1920s San Francisco’s underbelly to hilarious life.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026 -
Solving a problem on a computer always boils down to transforming numerical inputs, usually written as strings of 0s and 1s, into outputs.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
17 Feb. 2026
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Gordon then won a penalty after being taken out by Kochalski, before converting the penalty in the 45th minute to net his fourth.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Paved surfaces get hotter than those with plantings, absorbing and radiating out the sun’s energy rather than converting it into plant growth, which in turn creates shade.—
Meg Tanaka,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Metamorphosing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metamorphosing. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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