as in transforming
to change in form, appearance, or use
married life has seemingly transfigured his formerly aimless existence
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Recent Examples of transfiguring
And as our correspondence has moved largely online – transfiguring into WhatsApp messages, video calls, or just an exchange of memes – our communication and language have changed accordingly.
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transfiguring
transforming
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The City of Brookhaven has approved a major redevelopment project along North Druid Hills Road, paving the way for more than $150 million in private investment aimed at transforming a stretch of aging commercial properties.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Sentences contain particles of meaning that resist being pinned down and measured, instead combining and transforming into mysterious waves of story that take us beyond the limits of our own horizons.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Transfiguring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transfiguring. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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