as in transformation
a change from one state or condition to another
We want to have a smooth transition when the new owners take control of the company. the sometimes difficult transition from childhood to adulthood The country made a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.
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Recent Examples of transition
There is a broad transition zone across the center of the country where homeowners can grow both types of grass.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
And Welcome Sunrise 2027 With all of these brands seeing the potential of a standardized method of using 2D barcodes, the support for the transition has grown stronger over the past few years.
—Benjamin Claeys, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Few accessories can so instantly and dramatically transform one’s presentation as a pair of sunglasses (if further evidence is needed, just think of Snoopy’s transition to Joe Cool).
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 2 June 2025
And any enduring culture has answers for parents — traditions around feeding, rest, socialization, purpose and the transition to adulthood.
—Mathilde Ross, CNBC, 31 May 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
And Welcome Sunrise 2027 With all of these brands seeing the potential of a standardized method of using 2D barcodes, the support for the transition has grown stronger over the past few years.
—Benjamin Claeys, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Few accessories can so instantly and dramatically transform one’s presentation as a pair of sunglasses (if further evidence is needed, just think of Snoopy’s transition to Joe Cool).
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 2 June 2025
And any enduring culture has answers for parents — traditions around feeding, rest, socialization, purpose and the transition to adulthood.
—Mathilde Ross, CNBC, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transition
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To a certain extent, The Darjeeling Limited is an unseemly act of spiritual tourism, no better than Eat Pray Love or countless other films about privileged white Americans turning a foreign landscape into the site of their holistic transformation.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
7 June 2025
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Coca-Cola used the campaign to create new momentum around digital transformation.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Meanwhile, population shifts to the South and away from blue states such as California and New York have forced Democrats to figure out how to win elsewhere to keep up electorally.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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If a field shifts or a new variation appears, the system breaks—or worse, misinterprets the data.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The adapter has four regional plug options for U.S. E.U., U.K. and Australasia conversion heads.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The influencer pop sphere is, mathematically, a graveyard with more misfires than successful conversions of internet cachet into hit parades.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
6 June 2025
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The Moroccan Champions spent the weeks leading up to the Playoffs making various adjustments to the vulnerabilities that the Kalahari Conference exposed in their armour through their domestic league and have a new lease on life.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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They're also used to make cost-of-living adjustments to government programs such as Social Security.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
5 June 2025
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“Transition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transition. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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