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as in transforms
to change in form, appearance, or use
the snappy pop song was transposed into a ballad through a reworking of instrumentation and a change in key
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as in relocates
to change the place or position of
after the ex-governor's scandals belatedly came to light, his portrait was transposed to a quiet corner of the statehouse
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Recent Examples of transposes
Shot in France and partially underwritten by a French production company, Jude’s interpretation transposes the maid’s experience to that of a Romanian immigrant.
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transposes
Verb
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That friendship definitely transforms both of them for the better.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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In these decays, an atom of one element transforms into another while releasing its remaining energy in the form of an electron.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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That relocates the blame in the mother.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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Jude relocates this tale of troubled conscience to present-day Cluj-Napoca, in Transylvania, and subjects it to a corrosively cynical twist.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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For more severe forms of hearing loss, doctors may recommend a device called a cochlear implant, which converts sounds into electrical signals that are sent to the brain.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Right and converts Runway 1 Left to a temporary taxiway as the airport upgrades the infrastructure.—
Matthias Gafni,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Apr. 2026
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Kawamura makes the point explicit late in the proceedings, with a hallucinatory outdoor sequence that briefly removes us from the train station altogether—easily the story’s most glaring structural and stylistic anomaly.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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This lets gravity do the work and removes dirt and cleaner cleanly.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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Luna and other House conservatives have vowed to hold up legislation from passing the House until the Senate moves the SAVE America Act.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The trip feels oddly smooth, as the robotaxi cleanly shifts lanes and slows down to avoid hitting other vehicles and bicycles on the road.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Gruev goes inside to Ampadu, who quickly shifts it to James Justin as Habib Diarra harries him.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Its multi-link operation technology simultaneously transfers data across bands to crush latency, making 8K streaming and cloud gaming feel instantaneous.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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According to the European Space Agency, Delta V refers to a flight maneuver that transfers a spacecraft from one orbit to another.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Transposes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transposes. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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