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to change in form, appearance, or use
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Recent Examples of transformed
Over the past century, American innovation has transformed healthcare, turning once-unimaginable ideas into lifesaving realities for patients around the world.
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Joaquin Duato, Fortune, 9 May 2026
The all-male workforce slowly transformed, too, with the first female chef hired in 2000, followed by servers.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
By Michelle Edgar This week, the City of Santa Clarita transformed Central Park into an immersive, citywide celebration that blended Star Wars film, fandom and forward-looking civic strategy.
—Daily News, 8 May 2026
The book traces how Olson, who joined the retailer in 2007 and was elevated to the top post in 2023, transformed the company by embracing its Gen Z consumer base.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Big Marsh Park has become a hotspot for the birds since restoration work transformed the industrial landscape into natural habitat.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Holland, also 29, transformed from a young stage actor in London’s Billy Elliot the Musical into Marvel’s Spider-Man, later expanding his career with projects like The Quiet Room and business ventures including his nonalcoholic beer company, Bero Brewing, as well as partnerships with Prada.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
When their granddaughter was born with Down syndrome, the couple transformed Down syndrome research by investing in foundational, clinical, and developmental studies.
—Libby Smith, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Over time, each is transformed by the quiet, enduring power of nature.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 May 2026
Joaquin Duato, Fortune, 9 May 2026
The all-male workforce slowly transformed, too, with the first female chef hired in 2000, followed by servers.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
By Michelle Edgar This week, the City of Santa Clarita transformed Central Park into an immersive, citywide celebration that blended Star Wars film, fandom and forward-looking civic strategy.
—Daily News, 8 May 2026
The book traces how Olson, who joined the retailer in 2007 and was elevated to the top post in 2023, transformed the company by embracing its Gen Z consumer base.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Big Marsh Park has become a hotspot for the birds since restoration work transformed the industrial landscape into natural habitat.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Holland, also 29, transformed from a young stage actor in London’s Billy Elliot the Musical into Marvel’s Spider-Man, later expanding his career with projects like The Quiet Room and business ventures including his nonalcoholic beer company, Bero Brewing, as well as partnerships with Prada.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
When their granddaughter was born with Down syndrome, the couple transformed Down syndrome research by investing in foundational, clinical, and developmental studies.
—Libby Smith, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Over time, each is transformed by the quiet, enduring power of nature.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transformed
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The bill, introduced by Democrats in Connecticut, would effectively ban most Glock-style pistols that can be converted into a machine gun.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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The system also achieved an overall carbon conversion efficiency of 83%, meaning a much larger portion of the sludge's carbon was converted into usable fuel rather than remaining trapped in residual waste.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 May 2026
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The house next door to me could have been remodeled, and two ancient oaks could have been saved.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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The three-bedroom, two-bathroom house was originally built in 1947 and has since been remodeled.—
Joyce Chen,
Architectural Digest,
24 Apr. 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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In Saar’s world, items have always held their own energy, and in her hands that energy is transmuted into something wholly unique.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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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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Thus the god of the clan, the totemic principle, can be none other than the clan itself, but the clan transfigured and imagined.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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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 11 May. 2026.
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