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 iteration of the Prius addresses the shortcomings of its predecessor, transforming the hatchback into an exciting, fun car that can go the distance on a single tank of gas.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Following a successful launch in London, the Invictus Games has continued ever since, welcoming veterans and transforming lives with each cycle.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
In 1968, Watson started directing the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a Long Island, New York, research institution, for 25 years, transforming it into a hub for molecular biology research.
—Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
After building renovations that proved more time consuming than initially envisioned, Mayor's Restaurant has finally opened in downtown Waukesha, transforming a former steakhouse into a trendier eatery.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Opening in spring 2026, the exhibition will feature works that invite visitors to engage directly, transforming everyday actions into powerful expressions of peace and connection.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
For all their sophistication—transforming a poisonous root and its leaves into a whole range of delicacies is no mean feat—for years such dishes were seen by the city’s elite as the food of poverty.
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
These wins underscore a striking new reality—that the physical infrastructure of the AI boom isn’t just transforming technology or the economy.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
In the winter of 1907, Toklas entered Stein’s life, gradually transforming it.
—Daphne Merkin, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Charles Singh, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Following a successful launch in London, the Invictus Games has continued ever since, welcoming veterans and transforming lives with each cycle.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
In 1968, Watson started directing the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a Long Island, New York, research institution, for 25 years, transforming it into a hub for molecular biology research.
—Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
After building renovations that proved more time consuming than initially envisioned, Mayor's Restaurant has finally opened in downtown Waukesha, transforming a former steakhouse into a trendier eatery.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Opening in spring 2026, the exhibition will feature works that invite visitors to engage directly, transforming everyday actions into powerful expressions of peace and connection.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
For all their sophistication—transforming a poisonous root and its leaves into a whole range of delicacies is no mean feat—for years such dishes were seen by the city’s elite as the food of poverty.
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
These wins underscore a striking new reality—that the physical infrastructure of the AI boom isn’t just transforming technology or the economy.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
In the winter of 1907, Toklas entered Stein’s life, gradually transforming it.
—Daphne Merkin, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transforming
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Inside the hole, that spin makes the ball roll along the cylinder like a mini-pendulum, converting potential energy into spin and then back again.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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One promising route involves converting carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, which can then be transformed into fuels and chemicals using electricity from renewable sources.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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Firefighters in Mississippi were presented with an odd request that had to do with a family remodeling their kitchen, and a missing dog.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Kelly Emerson, senior designer at Aidan Design in Silver Spring, Maryland, finds that this reads early 2000s, and Dallen Russell, remodeling advisor at InSite Builders & Remodeling in Bethesda, Maryland, agrees.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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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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“Transforming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transforming. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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