Thesaurus results for TRANSFORMATION

transformation

noun

ˌtran(t)s-fər-ˈmā-shən

Definition of transformation

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 Close observers say a key moment in Meloni’s visual transformation was in 2024 during the G7 summit in Puglia. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 Miami may need a similar surge from quarterback Malik Willis in order to see that type of transformation. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026 Last year the building's lobby underwent a $20 million transformation. — T.j. Anthony, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Images from the Rose Kennedy Greenway Collection at the Boston Architectural College Library, shared via JSTOR, document the park’s development and design, offering visual insight into its transformation and its role in reshaping the city. — Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for transformation

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It can be stripped through re-saving or format conversion, which is why the two systems are meant to complement each other.

— Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Instead of first generating electricity in a separate solar farm and then sending it to an electrolyzer, the device is designed to integrate solar energy conversion and the water-splitting process.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of conversion

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Los Angeles likes to draft tight ends a year early, since the transition, mentally and physically, at this position and in this offense is so extreme.

— Nate Atkins, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
This contradicts a previous report of a transition to the BC8 phase, which density functional theory predicts to be the thermodynamically stable phase of carbon above pressures around 1 TPa.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of transition

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Hong was counting on moderate voters not noticing the change, or at least not seeing her metamorphosis as little more than political opportunism.

— Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2026
Nonetheless, a portrait emerged of a peacock producer who has undergone a complete metamorphosis.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of metamorphosis

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