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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 transformations
The large-scale prosecution has resulted not only in lengthy prison terms, but also some unexpected transformations.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Rather than introducing sweeping transformations, change is implemented in measured increments, daily, weekly, and monthly adjustments that allow teams to course-correct in real time.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
According to Spate, a company specializing in machine intelligence for the beauty industry, eye-catching transformations like these are part of a wider shift within the beauty lexicon toward more expressive, striking hairstyles that epitomize an individual’s persona.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026
Researchers in the field of computational complexity theory study why some of these transformations are harder to implement than others.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 17 Feb. 2026
The multi-hyphenate has brought new meaning to the term hair chameleon with memorable transformations over the course of her career.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
Turn the Corner One of the more dramatic transformations, the kitchen was opened up to include a breakfast nook that has contemporary flair.
—Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
As companies embark on their AI transformations, leaders are discovering that technology decisions now carry cultural and ethical weight.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
When humans leave Earth’s gravitational pull, the brain undergoes a series of physical and functional transformations.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Rather than introducing sweeping transformations, change is implemented in measured increments, daily, weekly, and monthly adjustments that allow teams to course-correct in real time.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
According to Spate, a company specializing in machine intelligence for the beauty industry, eye-catching transformations like these are part of a wider shift within the beauty lexicon toward more expressive, striking hairstyles that epitomize an individual’s persona.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026
Researchers in the field of computational complexity theory study why some of these transformations are harder to implement than others.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 17 Feb. 2026
The multi-hyphenate has brought new meaning to the term hair chameleon with memorable transformations over the course of her career.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
Turn the Corner One of the more dramatic transformations, the kitchen was opened up to include a breakfast nook that has contemporary flair.
—Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
As companies embark on their AI transformations, leaders are discovering that technology decisions now carry cultural and ethical weight.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
When humans leave Earth’s gravitational pull, the brain undergoes a series of physical and functional transformations.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transformations
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In the southeastern United States, Aldi plans to convert 80 grocers to the Aldi format this year, for a total of more than 200 conversions in that market from 2024 through the end of 2027.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
26 Feb. 2026
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How much did hotel conversions cost the city?—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
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Health care transitions of this magnitude require transparency, planning, and safeguards.—
MaryAnn Berto,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Harris said the goal for recovery is to focus on the service members’ medical recovery, physical conditioning, giving them purpose and then their transitions.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Transformations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transformations. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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