as in conversion
a change in form, appearance, or use
a raven-haired starlet who underwent an attention-getting transformation and showed up at the awards ceremony as a blonde
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Recent Examples of transformation
Barrymore, who's been wearing a lovely chestnut brown hair color for a while, invited hair-transformation king Chris Appleton to turn both her and Valerie Bertinelli's hair into silver masterpieces on the set of the Drew Barrymore Show.
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Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026
Coty is beginning its transformation under Markus Strobel, executive chairman and interim CEO, who took over the role from Sue Nabi in December.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2026
The physical transformation of the cookies baking in the oven.
—Bill Burnett, Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
That remarkable transformation is what makes the Leaf The Drive’s EV of 2026.
—Cyril Soliman, The Drive, 5 Feb. 2026
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Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026
Coty is beginning its transformation under Markus Strobel, executive chairman and interim CEO, who took over the role from Sue Nabi in December.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2026
The physical transformation of the cookies baking in the oven.
—Bill Burnett, Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
That remarkable transformation is what makes the Leaf The Drive’s EV of 2026.
—Cyril Soliman, The Drive, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transformation
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Growth has slowed, discretionary spending is under pressure, and visibility alone — whether through celebrity endorsements, capsule collections, or familiar zodiac motifs — no longer guarantees resonance, let alone conversion.—
Yiling Pan,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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By shifting from static size charts to dynamic, conversational guidance, True Fit aims to reduce returns by billions of dollars while increasing conversion rates and consumer confidence.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Zurek’s key idea about how this transition occurs, called decoherence, is fairly well established.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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Mark Haley, who has served as interim principal financial officer during the transition period, will return full-time to his position as SVP, controller and principal accounting officer.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Comcast Chairman Brian Roberts noted that the entertainment industry is in the throes of a major transformation and that NBCUniversal has laid the groundwork for its own metamorphosis.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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This is a metamorphosis moment.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Transformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transformation. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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