transformed

verb

past tense of transform
as in converted
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 Today, as the global HIV/AIDS pandemic enters its fifth decade, scientific advances have transformed what was once widely understood as a death sentence into a manageable chronic condition for many people with access to treatment and quality care. — Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 But the space could easily be transformed into a media room, a fitness area or an au pair/in-law suite. — Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026 What began as a meme soon transformed into a nationwide protest movement, uniting students and young job seekers around demands for accountability, opportunity, and systemic reform. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 She’s transformed herself into Princess Bubblegum, Lumpy Space Princess, and Marceline the Vampire Queen. — Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 24 July 2026 The city and the Earthquakes, San Jose’s hometown Major League Soccer club, transformed the square into a weeks-long festival. — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 19 July 2026 The Fan Village in Rockefeller Center will have programming on game day, with the rink transformed into a temporary pitch. — Ali Farooqui, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026 Built to supply water to the surrounding area, the structure was transformed into a private residence in the early 1980s by local architect Doug Rucker who embraced its unconventional shape rather than alter it. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 July 2026 By moving this argument into print, for a second time, Thiel has transformed a niche theological roadshow into a formal statement of belief. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transformed
  1. converted
  2. remodeled
  3. metamorphosed
  4. transmuted
  5. transfigured
Verb
  • The question is whether that can be converted into payment utility without breaking the investment narrative that made Bitcoin valuable in the first place.
    — Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Or up to $35,000 in excess 529 plan funds can be converted over a few years into a Roth IRA on a tax-free basis.
    — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of converted
Verb
  • The bummer part of the Dome news is the Alamo-ification of the Arclight theaters (not the Dome itself), which will be remodeled to have in-theater food service.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
  • The building across from our apartment was being remodeled into a three-story Chinese restaurant called El Pacífico.
    — Juan Carlos Albarran, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
Definition of remodeled
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
Definition of metamorphosed
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
Definition of transmuted
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
Definition of transfigured

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