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
Moreover, this hardware evolution transforms existing, fragmented glovebox work into a unified, full-device fabrication system managed by a digital twin interface.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
With this classic recipe, your favorite soft drink transforms into an extra-elegant Bundt cake.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
By tapping into the brand’s deep connection to celebrity culture, the game transforms familiar faces and trending moments into interactive entertainment.
—Rachel Jacoby Zoldan, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Siblings La Toya, Marlon, Jermaine and Jackie Jackson were all in attendance not only for the movie itself but also for Jaafar Jackson, Michael Jackson’s nephew (and Jermaine Jackson’s son) who transforms into his uncle in the biopic.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Another application might be reversing quantum decoherence, the phenomenon by which a quantum system loses its special quantum behavior and transforms into a classical system because of interactions with the outside environment.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026
Rereading it now, I was chilled to find that as much as Orwell provides a prophetic guide to our times, so does Nafisi, who chronicles daily life as the Islamic revolution transforms Iran.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Her research suggests that aging mindset is linked to real outcomes — a finding that transforms a philosophical question into a biological one.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
But Long is not interested in pretending that the body is not a thing that transforms.
—Zeba Blay, SELF, 21 Apr. 2026
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
With this classic recipe, your favorite soft drink transforms into an extra-elegant Bundt cake.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
By tapping into the brand’s deep connection to celebrity culture, the game transforms familiar faces and trending moments into interactive entertainment.
—Rachel Jacoby Zoldan, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Siblings La Toya, Marlon, Jermaine and Jackie Jackson were all in attendance not only for the movie itself but also for Jaafar Jackson, Michael Jackson’s nephew (and Jermaine Jackson’s son) who transforms into his uncle in the biopic.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Another application might be reversing quantum decoherence, the phenomenon by which a quantum system loses its special quantum behavior and transforms into a classical system because of interactions with the outside environment.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026
Rereading it now, I was chilled to find that as much as Orwell provides a prophetic guide to our times, so does Nafisi, who chronicles daily life as the Islamic revolution transforms Iran.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Her research suggests that aging mindset is linked to real outcomes — a finding that transforms a philosophical question into a biological one.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
But Long is not interested in pretending that the body is not a thing that transforms.
—Zeba Blay, SELF, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transforms
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Scientists in South Korea have discovered a way to transform pollution into power by introducing a new type of gas battery that converts greenhouse gases into usable electricity.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Beets contain nitrates, which are compounds that your body converts into nitric oxide.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
20 Apr. 2026
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Henrot transfigures her erotic source material into something else.—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The neutrino laser adapts this idea but replaces photons with neutrinos.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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The room replaces the former cinema room.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Transforms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transforms. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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