1
as in transforming
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 removing
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 transposing
The film is intended as a homage to 1940s and ’50s detective noir films, cleverly transposing those aesthetics onto modern-day Bakersfield, California.
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James Factora, Them., 21 Aug. 2025
James Factora, Them., 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transposing
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Salazar-Thompson’s ingenious new version of Hammett’s noir masterpiece features five versatile performers transforming between roles to bring 1920s San Francisco’s underbelly to hilarious life.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Solving a problem on a computer always boils down to transforming numerical inputs, usually written as strings of 0s and 1s, into outputs.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
17 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, footage showing federal agents killing Alex Pretti revealed the ICU nurse was holding a phone in his right hand, and an officer removing a gun from his back waistband before the shooting.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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In an effort to save Cathy, doctors place leeches over her body in hopes of removing the bad blood.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Gordon then won a penalty after being taken out by Kochalski, before converting the penalty in the 45th minute to net his fourth.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Paved surfaces get hotter than those with plantings, absorbing and radiating out the sun’s energy rather than converting it into plant growth, which in turn creates shade.—
Meg Tanaka,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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The 6-foot-2 guard/forward is in his first season with the Cougars after transferring from Andrean last spring.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Few knew what kind of influence the 7-4 center would have after transferring from Boston and missing a year because of a knee injury.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Mostly, however, Gee’s sophisticated, stealthily moving film folds any bursts of emotion into its exquisitely dark shadows, letting Evans’ limpid but heartsore music do most of the weeping.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Juliette Binoche has spent four decades embodying the restless intelligence of French and European cinema, moving effortlessly between auteurs and emotional registers.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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While Seidler declined to clarify whether any assurance the Padres were staying put would be part of terms of the sale, the idea of the team relocating has been described by many around baseball as ludicrous.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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After a group of male models visited the competitors' apartment upon cycle 2 production relocating to Milan, Italy, for the season's back half, alcohol flowed — and, per Sullivan, so did tensions.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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Set inside the world’s most popular video game, the film imagines a next-gen AI system that allows in-game characters to become sentient, shifting the game from entertainment into a living universe that awakens, evolves and begins interacting with human beings.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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To his credit, the filmmaker handles this dark material with considerable showmanship, shifting from the most striking chiaroscuro black-and-white to bursts of near-garish technicolor, giving each grim coda a distinct visual texture.—
Ben Croll,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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As one of DeSantis’ closest aides, Uthmeier helped coordinate legal strategy for transporting migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, oversaw responses to pandemic-era litigation and worked on the state’s escalating legal fight with Walt Disney Company.—
Garrett Shanley Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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Ralph Lauren’s collection was beautiful, transporting and had a mythical quality.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Transposing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transposing. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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