transformed

past tense of transform

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of transformed The back room served as the primary bedroom and had a sliding door for privacy, while another area transformed into a dining space. Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 Many have been transformed into hotels, where guests can live out their aristocratic dreams behind stone walls and high gates. Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026 Those themes were shaped in part by international artistic influences, but Cuban artists transformed them through their own experiences, subjects and visual language. Dennys Matos, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 Black Zombie uncovers the Haitian roots of the zombie, exposing how Western cinema transformed spiritual tradition into horror while stripping it of identity, agency, and history. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026 Rubin nods along to those moments — which could have been trimmed and transformed JAŸ-Z in 8 into JAŸ-Z in 6 or maybe JAŸ-Z in 4 — with the same enthusiasm as when Carter actually breaks something down perceptively. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 The road to cultural assimilation Centuries of devotion transformed San Gennaro into a symbol of Neapolitan identity. Clare Whitton, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026 For New York Fashion Week’s closing act, Browne and his army of gray suits transformed The Shed into a feat of outsized nature. Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026 Donyell Malen seems to have been transformed from decent winger into prime Marco van Basten since arriving in Rome from Aston Villa last season, so if that remarkable form continues, Gian Piero Gasperini’s side could well surprise a few people. Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transformed
Verb
  • The Dutchman, converted from a defensive midfielder into a right-back, is another player on a damagingly long casualty list who is ruled out until after the international break.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.
    Anthony Izaguirre, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • About 15 stores in the division are being remodeled this year.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Emirates’ massive suite, which is perched over the center of Ashe, is being remodeled this year to emulate the spacious lounges and curved bar on its double-decker Airbus 380 planes.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In the space of eight years, Tems has metamorphosed from one-to-watch to global megastar.
    Riann Phillip, Vogue, 15 July 2026
  • What was once an eye-catching clique of wayward teens bathed in purple hues has metamorphosed into a barren hellscape rife with drug-smuggling cartels, pistol-packin’ pimps, sugar daddies with mummification kinks and online streamers.
    Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 May 2026
Verb
  • This is a lot about self-control transmuted into wellness as the outlet.
    Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026
  • But the fields that sloped toward the turquoise sea weren’t about to be cultivated with the vines of Merlot grapes or Regona cider apple trees or even acorns to be transmuted into jamón Ibérico.
    Tamar Adler, Vogue, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 20 Sep. 2026.

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