transforming

present participle of transform

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of transforming The idea shows up in mythology—from Zeus transforming into every kind of animal to commit adultery to Psyche being warned that her new husband, Eros, would be grotesque—as well as in folklore and countless retellings of Beauty and the Beast. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026 Felucca is the foundation for many other community firmware projects, transforming the FM-1 into a true multi-engine synth. — ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026 The construction is transforming what was once a coastal defense zone into one of China’s most prosperous regions. — Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 Acting, Matt says, is transforming one’s ugly emotions into something beautiful. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Microbes began chewing and spewing, transforming the chemistry of oceans and rocks. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026 During the post-World War II construction boom, the Hamptons’ old-money dynasties were joined by affluent New Yorkers, transforming the region into an exclusive summer playground where the average home now lists for nearly $3 million. — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026 In North Georgia’s mountains, autumn already is transforming ridges, forests and streambanks into dazzling palettes of reds, yellows, maroons and deep oranges — all part of nature’s annual leaf color spectacle. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Bill Snyder’s second-greatest football achievement as Kansas State’s legendary head coach, after magically transforming the nation’s most moribund program into a national contender, was to choke the life from his school’s biggest rivalry game. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transforming
Verb
  • The challenge is converting it into affordable products at scale, something China has become remarkably effective at doing.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Importantly, Zuckerberg is clearly focused on converting costs into revenue as fast as possible.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Nearby, Mana is remodeling an office building that will become the Nikola Tesla Innovation Hub, which will have office space for tech companies.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The star snagged the property for just $57,000 and found great joy in repeatedly remodeling it during her time there.
    — Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That bite and raw intensity produce some of the album’s standout moments, transmuting jungle’s physicality across a wide emotional range with poetic verve and Nia’s woody, vulnerable, yet strident timbre.
    — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
  • Afterwards, group members went on to form several other hugely meaningful outfits such as Slint, Gastr Del Sol, Bastro, Papa M and the For Carnation, transmuting Squirrel Bait’s Reagan-era aggression into more esoteric, impossible-to-classify sonic explorations.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • The process of metamorphosing ashes into a diamond generally takes seven to 11 months once EverDear receives the material.
    — Yvonne Villasenor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • For decades, biologists thought that early tetrapods, ancient vertebrates that started conquering the land over 300 million years ago, developed like modern amphibians—beginning their lives as purely aquatic tadpoles and then metamorphosing into terrestrial adults.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • 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 27 Oct. 2026.

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