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to change in form, appearance, or use
by clicking a few buttons, this toy car can be transformed into a robot
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Recent Examples of transformed
After watching the utter devastation wrought by Israel on Gaza, with much of the Palestinian territory transformed into an uninhabitable moonscape, many in Lebanon fear the IDF has similar plans for their country.
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Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
When one became Detective Sonny Crockett’s ride in the third season of Miami Vice, it was instantly transformed into the car that defined its decade.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2026
Remember how that shy dancer transformed into Plane’s sister Lazy Susan?
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2026
Housed in the former Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Fillmore Street in the city's Western Addition, the venue has transformed a once-traditional place of worship into a vibrant community hub centered around music, movement and connection.
—Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Tonkatsu, a crispy pork cutlet, is transformed with eggplant.
—The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
One rumor is that the house may be transformed into a lifeguard tower.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
In May the Celina Downtown Square will be transformed into a Cajun culinary experience.
—Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Technology has transformed medicine.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
When one became Detective Sonny Crockett’s ride in the third season of Miami Vice, it was instantly transformed into the car that defined its decade.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2026
Remember how that shy dancer transformed into Plane’s sister Lazy Susan?
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2026
Housed in the former Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Fillmore Street in the city's Western Addition, the venue has transformed a once-traditional place of worship into a vibrant community hub centered around music, movement and connection.
—Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Tonkatsu, a crispy pork cutlet, is transformed with eggplant.
—The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
One rumor is that the house may be transformed into a lifeguard tower.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
In May the Celina Downtown Square will be transformed into a Cajun culinary experience.
—Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Technology has transformed medicine.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transformed
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After Hall converted a loose ball off a Kahlina miscue in the 81st — the goalkeeper’s one blemish in an otherwise commanding night — Goodwin settled things with a second goal in stoppage time.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2026
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The airport said the $8,000 in donations will be converted into gas cards to help their colleagues amid rising fuel prices.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The luxurious 5-star resort first opened in 1868, though it was remodeled as recently as 2004.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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Eco effort When the building was remodeled in 2012, The Marlton's design team prioritized lowering energy consumption.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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The show that began as a bottom-up look at the cutthroat world of finance has metamorphosed into something more dismal.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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The pressure and heat of deep burial and tectonic events over eons have transformed the silt into a hard metamorphic rock, and the microbial carbon in it has metamorphosed into graphite.—
Howard Lee,
ArsTechnica,
11 Aug. 2025
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That chapter taught us that even our pain can be transmuted into power.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 Dec. 2025
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American narratives about racial prejudice, immigration, and injustice have been transmuted into the just-different-enough context of Catholic versus Protestant battle lines.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
27 Nov. 2025
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According to sources, Alchemised began as Dramione before being transfigured into a dark romantasy.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Transformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transformed. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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