transforms

present tense third-person singular of transform

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of transforms Come nightfall, the sky transforms into a galactic amphitheatre, offering thousands of shooting stars and some of the clearest views of the Milky Way anywhere in the world. — Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026 Magnesium in the stream then transforms CO₂ added to the water in a tank into bicarbonate before returning to the ocean. — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 The potential scale made possible by Andermatt’s exceptional planning freedoms, meanwhile, transforms what is achievable. — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026 In the new National Geographic documentary Super Scam Me, journalist Maria van Zeller transforms herself into the perfect prey to dive deep into how romance fraud works. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 Co-written by playwright (and Succession co-writer) Will Arbery, Sacrifice starts off as a showbiz satire that eventually transforms into a cross between Apocalypse Now and The Lord of the Rings. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 Recruiting an ambitious protégé, a loyal driver, and a growing network of eccentric partners, Lee transforms small hustles into big business. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026 Recruiting an ambitious protégé, a loyal driver and a growing network of eccentric partners, Lee transforms small hustles into big business. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 The Wingman is a hardshell topper tent that transforms a pickup truck bed into a two-story camping system with the press of a button; founder and CEO Jake Jackson describes it as somewhere between a traditional tent and an RV. — Derek Rose, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transforms
Verb
  • In a recommender, an item that never converts gets down-ranked.
    — Dvir Ginzburg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The software also converts Office documents and images into PDFs, with batch processing available for multiple files.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But the filmmaker’s imagination transfigures personal history into something not of this world, wholly original, and uniquely demented.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • Henrot transfigures her erotic source material into something else.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The most obvious general interpretation of Buffy’s project is that the show transmutes real teenage anxieties into monsters; every villain is a metaphor.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
  • And the recognition that is born from taking the time to share and unpack and just see each other in your grief is the thing that actually transforms and transmutes.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Proposition 5 amends California’s Constitution to change how recall elections work, severing the recall vote from who replaces the official in office.
    — Kiara Adams, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The brand's new Bitwater replaces the lower water heater element in your existing tank.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026

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“Transforms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transforms. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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