as in converts
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 transforms
The 26-foot-tall bronze sculpture depicts a male figure that transforms into tree branches housing various bird species.
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Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
This mix of coffee, garlic, paprika, brown sugar, and sea salt transforms average steaks, ground beef, or pork into flavorful centerpieces.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Roasting brie transforms it into a gooey delight.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2025
Outfitted with lights and sounds to stimulate sensory skills, this toy transforms from a stationary busy board into an activity table, drawing table, and stand-up easel.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Full Proof features notes of vanilla, fresh tobacco, leather, and subtle clove on the nose, rich in honey sweetness on the palate, with touches of raisins, black pepper and a smoky oak finish that quickly transforms into toffee and dark chocolate.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Active yeast transforms the sugar during the fermentation process, so there is a very small amount of alcohol in it.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 1 Oct. 2025
Here, O'Shea transforms into Benjamin Guinness II, the second-oldest brother of the Guinness clan.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
In that shift from transaction to human connection, the encounter transforms.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
This mix of coffee, garlic, paprika, brown sugar, and sea salt transforms average steaks, ground beef, or pork into flavorful centerpieces.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Roasting brie transforms it into a gooey delight.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2025
Outfitted with lights and sounds to stimulate sensory skills, this toy transforms from a stationary busy board into an activity table, drawing table, and stand-up easel.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Full Proof features notes of vanilla, fresh tobacco, leather, and subtle clove on the nose, rich in honey sweetness on the palate, with touches of raisins, black pepper and a smoky oak finish that quickly transforms into toffee and dark chocolate.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Active yeast transforms the sugar during the fermentation process, so there is a very small amount of alcohol in it.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 1 Oct. 2025
Here, O'Shea transforms into Benjamin Guinness II, the second-oldest brother of the Guinness clan.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
In that shift from transaction to human connection, the encounter transforms.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transforms
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Each of the casitas at Los Milics has a living room that converts to a bedroom.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Taiwan converts time into a weapon by turning drones into throughput problems, from design to fab to field to refresh.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Henrot transfigures her erotic source material into something else.—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Southwestern queso replaces the skillet beef and white skillet quesos, the restaurant chain said.—
Helena Wegner,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Auburn replaces its entire starting five — and its head coach.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Transforms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transforms. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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