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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 modern world stands on the threshold of large-scale transformations that will determine the pace and direction of global development in the coming decades.
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Olena Orliuk, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Political fallout One difference with past corporate transformations — including a 2014 rebrand by Southwest Airlines to attract more business customers or Dunkin’ Donuts 2019 renaming to Dunkin’ — is the more divisive political climate.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Many of Butler’s prior roles required dramatic transformations, forcing him to don prosthetics or assume different accents.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025
The transformations take place after Anna’s bachelorette party during which the four women visited a fortune teller (Vanessa Bayer).
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
In addition to building upon its long-standing relationship with the United States, Saudi Arabia has also invested in growing ties with China and Russia at a time when Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was pursuing historic transformations at home.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
After all, the greatest transformations often begin with a single pause.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Our hopes for the power of small transformations may be misplaced, while the power of the sudden apparition—The drones are here!
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Local and regional governments are at the frontline of these transformations.
—Anacláudia Rossbach, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Olena Orliuk, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Political fallout One difference with past corporate transformations — including a 2014 rebrand by Southwest Airlines to attract more business customers or Dunkin’ Donuts 2019 renaming to Dunkin’ — is the more divisive political climate.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Many of Butler’s prior roles required dramatic transformations, forcing him to don prosthetics or assume different accents.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025
The transformations take place after Anna’s bachelorette party during which the four women visited a fortune teller (Vanessa Bayer).
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
In addition to building upon its long-standing relationship with the United States, Saudi Arabia has also invested in growing ties with China and Russia at a time when Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was pursuing historic transformations at home.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
After all, the greatest transformations often begin with a single pause.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Our hopes for the power of small transformations may be misplaced, while the power of the sudden apparition—The drones are here!
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Local and regional governments are at the frontline of these transformations.
—Anacláudia Rossbach, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transformations
Noun
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The conversions have been successful at many public spaces, too.—
Ethan Singer,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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About two dozen battery-electric vehicle conversions have been sold publicly over the last five years, a Hagerty spokesperson told Newsweek.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The lens surface gradually transitions in prescription strength, with no lines bifurcating your vision.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Proponents often trot out comparisons to past transitions, talking of Vaudevillian actors transitioning to the new-fangled silent cinema, silent film actors making the difficult move into talkies, all the way up to animation voiceover and motion capture.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Transformations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transformations. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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