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to change in form, appearance, or use
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Recent Examples of transformed
One-by-one, these teams utterly transformed their way of working because the entire design and execution of the program was based on delighting them and adding value at every touchpoint.
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Phil Gilbert, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
In the 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that writer Winnie Holzman and composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz adapted into the 2003 stage musical, the Wizard is transformed from the blustery tyrant who ultimately softens to the plight of the wayward Kansan Dorothy Gale.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025
Evaporated milk transformed home cooking in the early to mid-20th century as a dairy product that could be stored in your pantry for months without refrigeration.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2025
New cost caps also dramatically transformed the sport’s economics and sent team valuations soaring.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Mariah the Scientist will be honored with the Bloom Award, spotlighting a breakthrough artist whose growth and grace have transformed her journey into full bloom.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2025
Jens snorts angrily; the frost has deprived him of his virility and transformed him into a helpless old man.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
As Watson and Crick noted in their original publication, the double-helix structure of DNA implicated a straightforward mechanism for how the genome changed and replicated, and that insight transformed biology into a mechanistic science.
—Kathryn Paige Harden, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
The four-story, pre-Civil War structure was transformed into a joint record shop, honky-tonk, music venue and private speakeasy.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Nov. 2025
Phil Gilbert, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
In the 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that writer Winnie Holzman and composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz adapted into the 2003 stage musical, the Wizard is transformed from the blustery tyrant who ultimately softens to the plight of the wayward Kansan Dorothy Gale.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025
Evaporated milk transformed home cooking in the early to mid-20th century as a dairy product that could be stored in your pantry for months without refrigeration.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2025
New cost caps also dramatically transformed the sport’s economics and sent team valuations soaring.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Mariah the Scientist will be honored with the Bloom Award, spotlighting a breakthrough artist whose growth and grace have transformed her journey into full bloom.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2025
Jens snorts angrily; the frost has deprived him of his virility and transformed him into a helpless old man.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
As Watson and Crick noted in their original publication, the double-helix structure of DNA implicated a straightforward mechanism for how the genome changed and replicated, and that insight transformed biology into a mechanistic science.
—Kathryn Paige Harden, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
The four-story, pre-Civil War structure was transformed into a joint record shop, honky-tonk, music venue and private speakeasy.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transformed
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Seguin converted a fake punt for a first down late in the fourth — Polk to Smith — to move the ball to the 25.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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The interior includes a forward cabin, private head and shower, and mid-cabin area that can be converted to a berth for guests.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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Built on the bones of the Thunderbird Motel (born 1962), it was purchased by Andre Balazs and remodeled into a millennial party palace, beckoning to budget scenesters far and wide from 1999 until its closure in 2021.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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For comparison, around the same time, McDonald’s remodeled a vast majority of its US restaurants, adding digital kiosks and refreshed interiors.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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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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Beyond lies further alchemy, as film is transmuted into digital form.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Nuclear reactors, where heavy elements were transmuted into lighter ones, released antineutrinos that could be absorbed by atomic nuclei outside of the reactor, leading to their discovery.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
28 Aug. 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 14 Nov. 2025.
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