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 environment is continuously unlocking new pathways to discovering and solving problems, and the very tools of science itself are transforming in unprecedented ways.
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Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 16 June 2026
In one engraving from van Deventer’s manual, his arm is shown inserted into an empty uterus almost up to the elbow, the engraver’s close, texturing lines transforming his hand into a radiating light within a cavernous female darkness.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Millions of drones are now being produced annually by both Ukraine and Russia, transforming reconnaissance, logistics, artillery spotting, and strike missions.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
Technology will play a role in transforming our industry.
—Katerina Guerraz, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
Dreyer had just surrendered his second home run of the inning, transforming a low-scoring battle into a lopsided White Sox advantage.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Back in New York City, the euphoria of the Knicks’ Saturday night NBA triumph bled into Sunday’s Puerto Rican parade, transforming the multicultural gathering into a kind of victory rally.
—CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Renewable energy has been increasing in capacity and decreasing in cost, helping meet the modern era’s energy new energy needs, and investors continue to seek solutions for stabilizing the grid and transforming outdated energy infrastructure.
—Charlotte Hu, Time, 9 June 2026
Plenty will be on the table to discuss, from geopolitics to mergers and deals to the new technologies that are transforming the ways that entertainment is produced, distributed and monetized.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 June 2026
Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 16 June 2026
In one engraving from van Deventer’s manual, his arm is shown inserted into an empty uterus almost up to the elbow, the engraver’s close, texturing lines transforming his hand into a radiating light within a cavernous female darkness.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Millions of drones are now being produced annually by both Ukraine and Russia, transforming reconnaissance, logistics, artillery spotting, and strike missions.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
Technology will play a role in transforming our industry.
—Katerina Guerraz, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
Dreyer had just surrendered his second home run of the inning, transforming a low-scoring battle into a lopsided White Sox advantage.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Back in New York City, the euphoria of the Knicks’ Saturday night NBA triumph bled into Sunday’s Puerto Rican parade, transforming the multicultural gathering into a kind of victory rally.
—CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Renewable energy has been increasing in capacity and decreasing in cost, helping meet the modern era’s energy new energy needs, and investors continue to seek solutions for stabilizing the grid and transforming outdated energy infrastructure.
—Charlotte Hu, Time, 9 June 2026
Plenty will be on the table to discuss, from geopolitics to mergers and deals to the new technologies that are transforming the ways that entertainment is produced, distributed and monetized.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transforming
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Teboho Mokoena started the game with tears in his eyes and finished it with a smile on his face after converting a second-half penalty in South Africa's 1-1 draw with the Czech Republic on Thursday at the World Cup.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The Menil Collection in Houston will reopen its Fresco Building in late 2027, converting the space into a site for site-specific commissions.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
17 June 2026
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Home equity loans are effective for projects with a clear scope and cost, like replacing a roof, remodeling a kitchen or making accessibility upgrades.—
Kevin Cerveny,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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Progress, the executive noted, will come down to not just remodeling floors in Tri-City’s existing medical buildings, but in the recruitment of physicians willing to work in bolstered departments.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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Writing arrived as a compulsion, transmuting grief into something palatable and art-like, like a View-Master stereoscope with kaleidoscope slides.—
Eli Raphael,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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Transmuting actinides into isotopes Rosatom stated that fast neutron reactors can burn minor actinides by transmuting them into isotopes that are either stable or have shorter half-lives.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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This office has been metamorphosing over time.—
Mishal Husain,
Bloomberg,
13 Mar. 2026
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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 23 Jun. 2026.
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