as in converting
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 transforming
This subsequently sends the starship forward or backward in time, while occasionally (and inexplicably) transforming your shipmates into freaky clay heads.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The gals’ night together becomes an illuminating, madcap journey, transforming their feud into friendship.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
In a few short years, Prager had carved out an expansive life as a Caribbean kingpin, transforming the ramshackle smuggling operation into a sophisticated, multicrew organization that moved tens of thousands of pounds of pot.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Polymarket is in the business of transforming the news cycle into a series of hedgable data points; real estate, with all its possible variables and idiosyncrasies, is a natural extension.
—Molly Osberg, Curbed, 16 Mar. 2026
TikTok video after TikTok video of this hack show people effortlessly transforming mini braids into soft, cascading curls without stepping foot into the salon.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 16 Mar. 2026
The right carry-on essentials and travel accessories make all the difference, transforming what seems like an impossible task into a streamlined, stress-free process.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Lucas, the 37-year-old first-year coach, directed the biggest turnaround in the nation, transforming the Hurricanes from a 7-24 team into a 24-7 team, from last place in the ACC and not making the conference tournament to a double-bye and the semifinals of this year’s ACC tournament.
—Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Temperatures in the cockpits reportedly hit 140 degrees, transforming sleek miracles of automotive technology into 180-mph crock pots.
—Kevin Sherrington
mar. 15, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The gals’ night together becomes an illuminating, madcap journey, transforming their feud into friendship.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
In a few short years, Prager had carved out an expansive life as a Caribbean kingpin, transforming the ramshackle smuggling operation into a sophisticated, multicrew organization that moved tens of thousands of pounds of pot.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Polymarket is in the business of transforming the news cycle into a series of hedgable data points; real estate, with all its possible variables and idiosyncrasies, is a natural extension.
—Molly Osberg, Curbed, 16 Mar. 2026
TikTok video after TikTok video of this hack show people effortlessly transforming mini braids into soft, cascading curls without stepping foot into the salon.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 16 Mar. 2026
The right carry-on essentials and travel accessories make all the difference, transforming what seems like an impossible task into a streamlined, stress-free process.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Lucas, the 37-year-old first-year coach, directed the biggest turnaround in the nation, transforming the Hurricanes from a 7-24 team into a 24-7 team, from last place in the ACC and not making the conference tournament to a double-bye and the semifinals of this year’s ACC tournament.
—Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Temperatures in the cockpits reportedly hit 140 degrees, transforming sleek miracles of automotive technology into 180-mph crock pots.
—Kevin Sherrington
mar. 15, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transforming
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Members of the cell that Saucedo led were responsible for not only distributing bulk methamphetamine, but also converting liquid meth into its finished form.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2026
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Other use cases include converting the file formats in a folder and renaming them based on their contents.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026
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Danny Niemela, Vice President and CFO at ArDan Construction, a luxury home remodeling company in Scottsdale, Arizona, recommends low-pile carpets with a higher twist in heavily trafficked areas, like hallways and stairs.—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Congrats to Donna Kelce on remodeling her modest Florida home!—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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In the business classic Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Charles Mackay examined the psychology of crowd behavior and mass hysteria throughout history, from the Dutch Tulip Mania of the 1630s to humanity’s historical obsession with transmuting base metals into gold.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Arriscan can scan up to five frames per second, transmuting film into digital form.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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And as our correspondence has moved largely online – transfiguring into WhatsApp messages, video calls, or just an exchange of memes – our communication and language have changed accordingly.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Transforming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transforming. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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