as in conversion
a change in form, appearance, or use
a raven-haired starlet who underwent an attention-getting transformation and showed up at the awards ceremony as a blonde
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Recent Examples of transformation
Barrymore, who's been wearing a lovely chestnut brown hair color for a while, invited hair-transformation king Chris Appleton to turn both her and Valerie Bertinelli's hair into silver masterpieces on the set of the Drew Barrymore Show.
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Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026
Coty is beginning its transformation under Markus Strobel, executive chairman and interim CEO, who took over the role from Sue Nabi in December.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2026
The physical transformation of the cookies baking in the oven.
—Bill Burnett, Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
That remarkable transformation is what makes the Leaf The Drive’s EV of 2026.
—Cyril Soliman, The Drive, 5 Feb. 2026
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Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026
Coty is beginning its transformation under Markus Strobel, executive chairman and interim CEO, who took over the role from Sue Nabi in December.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2026
The physical transformation of the cookies baking in the oven.
—Bill Burnett, Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
That remarkable transformation is what makes the Leaf The Drive’s EV of 2026.
—Cyril Soliman, The Drive, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transformation
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The firm also has ample experience with adaptive reuse and historic preservation projects, such as the conversion of an 1889 mansion into a luxury condominium building.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2026
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Free cash flow conversion rate over 90%.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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Zurek’s key idea about how this transition occurs, called decoherence, is fairly well established.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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Mark Haley, who has served as interim principal financial officer during the transition period, will return full-time to his position as SVP, controller and principal accounting officer.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Comcast Chairman Brian Roberts noted that the entertainment industry is in the throes of a major transformation and that NBCUniversal has laid the groundwork for its own metamorphosis.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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This is a metamorphosis moment.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Transformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transformation. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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