as in conversions
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
Since then, the heavy bomber has undergone more than half a dozen transformations to align its technology with the military’s changing needs.
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Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Services replacement followed a similar pattern, often tied to major platform shifts or business transformations.
—Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
This change has fundamentally revolutionized the pace of innovation—shifting us away from incremental advances and toward more rapid, system-level transformations across science and engineering.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 16 June 2026
In the 1960s and 70s, feminist historians viewed these transformations instead as the loss of female authority at the hands of unsafe, overly interventionist male practitioners; female midwives were not permitted to use instruments.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Through a sequence of nuclear transformations, the uranium could eventually become plutonium-239, one of the materials that can be used in nuclear weapons.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
Slow and steady The most successful transformations look less like detonations and more like construction projects—unglamorous, incremental, and mapped out well in advance.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Today, in the face of talent shortages, bolder value-creation plans, and increasingly complex transformations, PE firms are looking beyond that familiar profile.
—Samantha Hellauer, Harvard Business Review, 8 June 2026
For inspiration on flawless exterior transformations, precision continuous concrete curbing, and high-end borders, a quick scroll through the Border Magic Facebook page demonstrates exactly how custom hardscaping signals to buyers that no expense was spared in the upkeep of the estate.
—Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Services replacement followed a similar pattern, often tied to major platform shifts or business transformations.
—Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
This change has fundamentally revolutionized the pace of innovation—shifting us away from incremental advances and toward more rapid, system-level transformations across science and engineering.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 16 June 2026
In the 1960s and 70s, feminist historians viewed these transformations instead as the loss of female authority at the hands of unsafe, overly interventionist male practitioners; female midwives were not permitted to use instruments.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Through a sequence of nuclear transformations, the uranium could eventually become plutonium-239, one of the materials that can be used in nuclear weapons.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
Slow and steady The most successful transformations look less like detonations and more like construction projects—unglamorous, incremental, and mapped out well in advance.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Today, in the face of talent shortages, bolder value-creation plans, and increasingly complex transformations, PE firms are looking beyond that familiar profile.
—Samantha Hellauer, Harvard Business Review, 8 June 2026
For inspiration on flawless exterior transformations, precision continuous concrete curbing, and high-end borders, a quick scroll through the Border Magic Facebook page demonstrates exactly how custom hardscaping signals to buyers that no expense was spared in the upkeep of the estate.
—Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transformations
Noun
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Greenberg already has a significant presence along the commercial corridor, including interests in office-to-apartment conversions that could eventually encompass 500 apartments.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2026
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His latest conversions may not be his last.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Long-time Colorado journalist Allen Best published Big Pivots, a free-subscription e-journal focused on the energy and water transitions in Colorado.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
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This mix of blonde and brunette is perfect for transitions.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
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“Transformations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transformations. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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