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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
Her death exposed to the world a reality that Iranian women have faced and fought for since 1979, when the country transformed into an Islamic republic with religious law severely restricting women.
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Laurie Perez, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Louisville is at an interesting inflection point because, while bourbon tourism has transformed it, bourbon consumption globally has peaked, as younger generations drink less and tariffs impact American goods.
—Adam Sachs, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
But those discoveries weren’t transformed into useful products for tax-payers.
—Tomas J. Philipson, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
The streets of downtown Fort Worth will be transformed into a vibrant, open-air gallery as the 39th Fort Worth Main Street Arts Festival returns with bold artwork, live entertainment and plenty of food and fun to fill the streets.
—Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Smart Speaker Deals Amazon's Alexa voice assistant comes in a wide variety of form factors, but the original is the Echo speaker, which has transformed from a tall cylinder to a tiny little globe.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
The heat produced by the reactor is transformed into electricity and this is what ionizes (electrically charges) the propellant gases for use in the ion engine.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
But some of the women who served time in Bryan remain skeptical that the prison camp has been transformed.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Seagrasses have transformed, lost, or duplicated dozens of genes.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Laurie Perez, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Louisville is at an interesting inflection point because, while bourbon tourism has transformed it, bourbon consumption globally has peaked, as younger generations drink less and tariffs impact American goods.
—Adam Sachs, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
But those discoveries weren’t transformed into useful products for tax-payers.
—Tomas J. Philipson, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
The streets of downtown Fort Worth will be transformed into a vibrant, open-air gallery as the 39th Fort Worth Main Street Arts Festival returns with bold artwork, live entertainment and plenty of food and fun to fill the streets.
—Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Smart Speaker Deals Amazon's Alexa voice assistant comes in a wide variety of form factors, but the original is the Echo speaker, which has transformed from a tall cylinder to a tiny little globe.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
The heat produced by the reactor is transformed into electricity and this is what ionizes (electrically charges) the propellant gases for use in the ion engine.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
But some of the women who served time in Bryan remain skeptical that the prison camp has been transformed.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Seagrasses have transformed, lost, or duplicated dozens of genes.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transformed
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Eastern Orthodox churches use the Julian calendar, which can place the date of Easter anywhere between April 4 and May 8 when it's converted back to the Gregorian calendar.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Diaz converted 28 of 31 save chances last season before the Dodgers lured him away with a $69 million, three-year deal.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Several luxury vehicles were parked outside, and the property appeared recently remodeled, the outlet reported.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
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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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 29 Mar. 2026.
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