transforming

verb

present participle of transform
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 Oil prices fell on positive comments from Washington and Tehran over talks to end their war, though Gulf nations remained glum and analysts voiced caution over rhetoric transforming into reality. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026 Google’s push into generative AI is transforming search in a way that many people don’t like. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026 The transformation isn’t transforming into somebody different or somebody new or something better. — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026 The other would decrease political influence in the immigration system by transforming the immigration court into an independent judiciary. — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 This could include transforming a folk song into a dance track or making one artist appear to cover another artist’s music. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 31 Oct. 2026 Discontent has been building for years without ever transforming into any form of sustained, organized opposition. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026 Today, seemingly every organization is transforming its culture, technology, operating model, customer experience or all four simultaneously. — Jason Richmond, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Acting, Matt says, is transforming one’s ugly emotions into something beautiful. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transforming
  1. converting
  2. remodeling
  3. transmuting
  4. metamorphosing
  5. transfiguring
Verb
  • Its opening step requires two protons to combine, with one converting into a neutron through the weak nuclear interaction.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • But smart operators are converting the negative energy of that word into an opportunity to build trust with their residents.
    — Anthony Paganucci, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of converting
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  • 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
Definition of remodeling
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  • No headliner has ever been an ex–drug dealer whose entire mythos is wrapped up in transmuting block-boy brilliance into boardroom brute force.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of transmuting
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  • 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
Definition of metamorphosing
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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
Definition of transfiguring

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“Transforming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transforming. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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