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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
In recent years, parents have woken up to the ways technology is transforming American childhood.
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Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
She’s credited for transforming the firm’s approach to design and mentoring a new generation of talent.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Within the balance between sound and silence, between my words and nature’s songs, the listener may find their inspiration for living, transforming, and re-nesting.
—Tembi Locke, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
By transforming ethanol into synthetic oils that can serve as HEFA feedstocks, the company’s technology could diversify and strengthen SAF production.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Enid is all set to stay chill and human come full-moon night, but when Isaac tries to kill Wednesday by burying her alive, Enid sacrifices herself by transforming into her werewolf self and becoming strong enough to dig Wednesday out of the grave.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Whether transforming a Laguna Beach church into a striking residence or renovating a seaside retreat in Maine, designer Kim Duensing and her team take their clients’ needs and personal style into consideration to ensure that the finished home is an authentic expression of their lives.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
This would hinder the amount of water transforming from ice into gas relative to the transformation rate of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Astronomers have just captured the highest resolution images of a solar flare ever recorded, offering unprecedented insights into how the sun works and potentially transforming space weather forecasting.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
She’s credited for transforming the firm’s approach to design and mentoring a new generation of talent.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Within the balance between sound and silence, between my words and nature’s songs, the listener may find their inspiration for living, transforming, and re-nesting.
—Tembi Locke, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
By transforming ethanol into synthetic oils that can serve as HEFA feedstocks, the company’s technology could diversify and strengthen SAF production.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Enid is all set to stay chill and human come full-moon night, but when Isaac tries to kill Wednesday by burying her alive, Enid sacrifices herself by transforming into her werewolf self and becoming strong enough to dig Wednesday out of the grave.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Whether transforming a Laguna Beach church into a striking residence or renovating a seaside retreat in Maine, designer Kim Duensing and her team take their clients’ needs and personal style into consideration to ensure that the finished home is an authentic expression of their lives.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
This would hinder the amount of water transforming from ice into gas relative to the transformation rate of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Astronomers have just captured the highest resolution images of a solar flare ever recorded, offering unprecedented insights into how the sun works and potentially transforming space weather forecasting.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transforming
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CCDs work by detecting photons, and then converting those photons into electrical signals that get recorded by the internal electronics within the camera.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Sep. 2025
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The match in Louis Armstrong Stadium lasted just 56 minutes, with Townsend and Siniaková converting five of their six break points and only dropping six points on their own serves.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Xavier Worthy injury The Chiefs spent the spring remodeling their wide receiver room.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Again, for exhibitors who recently caved in to Netflix’s short window for Kpop Demon Hunters, that’s not a feasible feat, as many are still remodeling with recliner plush seats.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
1 Sep. 2025
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Her education in Brussels was one of the turning points in her life, initiating deeply conflicting private emotions and an unrequited love that took her years to recover from, its influence bleeding into all her books and transmuting into her currently gestating novel, Villette.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Transforming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transforming. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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