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to change in form, appearance, or use
by clicking a few buttons, this toy car can be transformed into a robot
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Recent Examples of transformed
Harvard Professor Carla Martin explains how cacao transformed from a sacred drink into a Valentine’s Day staple — and how history, marketing and chemistry helped give chocolate its emotional power.
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Creative director Heginz Janvier transformed classic silhouettes such as trenchcoats and cargo pants into new offerings by creating them from technical fabrics and adding pockets in unconventional locations, such as above the ankles or on the waist.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
Michael was now in costume—orange tunic, satin dunce cap studded with ruby sequins—transformed by his garments, like a priest.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
If passed, the changes would effectively block DeSantis from using the fund for immigration operations — spending that has transformed what was intended as a hurricane-response reserve into one of the most flexible tools in the Republican governor’s political arsenal.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
And when they’re paired with a design like The Company Store’s feather motif, they’re transformed into an even more opulent set to sink into night after night.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026
This pregame tradition has transformed into a showcase for NBA players’ fabulously luxurious, often designer, looks.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Falling launch costs, fueled largely by reusable rockets, have transformed access to low Earth orbit (LEO), turning it into a fast-evolving marketplace where companies compete and innovate at rapid speed.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Over the course of his Chelsea career, Fernandez has utterly transformed his shot profile, nearly halving the average distance of his attempts.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Creative director Heginz Janvier transformed classic silhouettes such as trenchcoats and cargo pants into new offerings by creating them from technical fabrics and adding pockets in unconventional locations, such as above the ankles or on the waist.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
Michael was now in costume—orange tunic, satin dunce cap studded with ruby sequins—transformed by his garments, like a priest.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
If passed, the changes would effectively block DeSantis from using the fund for immigration operations — spending that has transformed what was intended as a hurricane-response reserve into one of the most flexible tools in the Republican governor’s political arsenal.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
And when they’re paired with a design like The Company Store’s feather motif, they’re transformed into an even more opulent set to sink into night after night.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026
This pregame tradition has transformed into a showcase for NBA players’ fabulously luxurious, often designer, looks.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Falling launch costs, fueled largely by reusable rockets, have transformed access to low Earth orbit (LEO), turning it into a fast-evolving marketplace where companies compete and innovate at rapid speed.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Over the course of his Chelsea career, Fernandez has utterly transformed his shot profile, nearly halving the average distance of his attempts.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transformed
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About 60,000 street lights are eligible to be converted to solar, according to Yaroslavsky.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Critics across the political spectrum have argued that repeatedly extending the emergency effectively converted a disaster-response reserve into a standing funding stream for immigration policy.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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The kitchen was remodeled with quartz counters and modern white cabinetry.—
Lynn Slaney Silguero,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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In far East Contra Costa County, McCauley has established or remodeled about 28 restaurants, such as Humphrey’s at the Antioch marina, which has been renamed Smith’s Landing and Guadalajara Taqueria, among others.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The show that began as a bottom-up look at the cutthroat world of finance has metamorphosed into something more dismal.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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The pressure and heat of deep burial and tectonic events over eons have transformed the silt into a hard metamorphic rock, and the microbial carbon in it has metamorphosed into graphite.—
Howard Lee,
ArsTechnica,
11 Aug. 2025
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That chapter taught us that even our pain can be transmuted into power.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 Dec. 2025
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American narratives about racial prejudice, immigration, and injustice have been transmuted into the just-different-enough context of Catholic versus Protestant battle lines.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
27 Nov. 2025
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According to sources, Alchemised began as Dramione before being transfigured into a dark romantasy.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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