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
Task is best as a family drama, a portrait of how being a father (especially of daughters) is so, so hard, and how parenting transforms our concepts of right and wrong.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
His performance transforms the movie from an intellectual exercise into a work of genuine feeling.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Every year, during the first week of September, the town transforms.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 5 Sep. 2025
But the board’s failure to probe more deeply transforms an understandable impulse into a sin of commission.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
From November to March, the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve transforms into a vibrant, fluttering kingdom.
—Gaby Keiderling, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
And for home theaters, the Sonos Beam Gen 2 now sits at 20% off, delivering Dolby Atmos audio and crisp dialogue that transforms casual movie nights into full-on cinematic experiences.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
In the visual’s closing seconds, the video jump-cuts and Keery transforms into Parker, who is now sitting alone outside the market at night.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Formulated for normal to dry skin, this gentle daily facial cleanser transforms from a silky oil to a soft, lathering foam that deeply cleanses your skin, effectively removing dirt, excess oil and stubborn makeup without clogging pores, leaving residue or a greasy feeling.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
His performance transforms the movie from an intellectual exercise into a work of genuine feeling.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Every year, during the first week of September, the town transforms.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 5 Sep. 2025
But the board’s failure to probe more deeply transforms an understandable impulse into a sin of commission.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
From November to March, the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve transforms into a vibrant, fluttering kingdom.
—Gaby Keiderling, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
And for home theaters, the Sonos Beam Gen 2 now sits at 20% off, delivering Dolby Atmos audio and crisp dialogue that transforms casual movie nights into full-on cinematic experiences.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
In the visual’s closing seconds, the video jump-cuts and Keery transforms into Parker, who is now sitting alone outside the market at night.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Formulated for normal to dry skin, this gentle daily facial cleanser transforms from a silky oil to a soft, lathering foam that deeply cleanses your skin, effectively removing dirt, excess oil and stubborn makeup without clogging pores, leaving residue or a greasy feeling.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transforms
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The digestive process in the stomach and intestines breaks down or converts food into glucose.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
6 Sep. 2025
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Here is the emphasis on the hardscrabble beginnings and obstacles to be overcome, here is the recognition of a truly raw but once-in-a-lifetime talent that converts the nonbelivers, here are the early wins and the training montages and the tragedies and the comebacks.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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Although more expensive and labor-intensive, the practice replaces much of the Central Valley’s roughly 500,000 acres of rice with temporary wetlands during the winter, a semblance of how the land would naturally function without dams, and levees and civilization.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The bill replaces the state’s once-a-year test with three shorter exams, to be given at the beginning, middle and end of the school year.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Transforms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transforms. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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