transforming

present participle of transform

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Recent Examples of transforming The true impact of AI lies in empowering patients between visits, offering answers and fostering preparedness, rather than fundamentally transforming the doctor's appointment itself. Amy Shoenthal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Founded in 1969, the Booker has a reputation for transforming writers’ careers, with a globally minded judging panel set to reveal finalists in September and the winner in November. Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 Our dreams for the Sundance Film Festival in a new place are rapidly transforming into reality. Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 July 2026 Across the country, camp fees have risen sharply, transforming what was once a middle-class rite of passage into a major household expense. Melissa Petro, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026 Like other transforming bathrooms, the Habiton X's bathroom finds a compromise between wet and dry configurations by using a slide-away toilet and foldaway sink to free up the shower space. New Atlas, 21 July 2026 Per the official logline, Season 2 expands the world beyond Sherwood and Nottingham into the treacherous courts of England, France, and Rome, transforming the outlaw rebellion into a high stakes battle for the soul of a kingdom. Denise Petski, Deadline, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transforming
Verb
  • Selling appreciated investments, converting retirement accounts, purchasing business assets, changing entity structures or planning charitable gifts can influence taxes for decades.
    D. Scott Kenik, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Aurora said that converting certain areas to more drought-tolerant landscaping is one of the many steps the city is taking to model a good use of community resources.
    Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • The Fox was taken over by a consortium of filmmakers led by Jason Reitman, who is working on remodeling the venue and has opened it to screenings this summer in advance of the remodeling as the Director’s Village.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 21 July 2026
  • American is now remodeling cabins across the fleet and taking deliveries of new planes with interiors that feature new amenities and more premium seats.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 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
  • 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
  • This office has been metamorphosing over time.
    Mishal Husain, Bloomberg, 13 Mar. 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 4 Aug. 2026.

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