as in converting
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 transforming
But the market wasn’t long for Sacramento thereafter, with a new owner transforming the building into offices a few years later.
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The core of White’s framework lies in transforming data into narrative.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Based on the William Lashner novel, Kockroach is the story of a mysterious stranger who takes on New York’s criminal underworld, transforming himself into a larger-than-life crime boss in a city where power is everything.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
Overall, this breakthrough demonstrates how cutting-edge microscopy techniques are transforming our ability to study and engineer materials at the smallest scales.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
Aatmanirbhar Bharat, meaning self-reliant India, is a key policy for Modi aimed at transforming the country into one that’s no longer dependent on the outside world for technology and manufacturing.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Soccer journalist Andrew Wiebe will moderate a panel discussion exploring how data is transforming the sport at this free event.
—Dan Kelly
march 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
Asked about the criticism, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston acknowledged the difficulty of transforming a city long oriented around cars.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Lindo is redefining what a neighborhood café can be, transforming it into a space where indigenous identity and ancestral language aren't just remembered, they're reclaimed.
—Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The core of White’s framework lies in transforming data into narrative.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Based on the William Lashner novel, Kockroach is the story of a mysterious stranger who takes on New York’s criminal underworld, transforming himself into a larger-than-life crime boss in a city where power is everything.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
Overall, this breakthrough demonstrates how cutting-edge microscopy techniques are transforming our ability to study and engineer materials at the smallest scales.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
Aatmanirbhar Bharat, meaning self-reliant India, is a key policy for Modi aimed at transforming the country into one that’s no longer dependent on the outside world for technology and manufacturing.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Soccer journalist Andrew Wiebe will moderate a panel discussion exploring how data is transforming the sport at this free event.
—Dan Kelly
march 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
Asked about the criticism, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston acknowledged the difficulty of transforming a city long oriented around cars.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Lindo is redefining what a neighborhood café can be, transforming it into a space where indigenous identity and ancestral language aren't just remembered, they're reclaimed.
—Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transforming
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Most of the trouble on this night came from starter Ryan Johnson’s inability to find the strike zone and the defense’s problems converting two plays that should have been made.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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The now 36-year-old Dane, who made his fortune as an early investor in Joe & the Juice, and his partner Emilie Green Novél set about converting the former village marketplace into a hotel where 18 rooms frame a courtyard.—
Selina Denman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Costs such as landscaping or remodeling other parts of the house aren’t deductible.—
David Schepp,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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The foundation is also remodeling more than 25 public elementary school yards in the Oakland Unified School District and has completed 15 new playgrounds so far.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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In the business classic Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Charles Mackay examined the psychology of crowd behavior and mass hysteria throughout history, from the Dutch Tulip Mania of the 1630s to humanity’s historical obsession with transmuting base metals into gold.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Arriscan can scan up to five frames per second, transmuting film into digital form.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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And as our correspondence has moved largely online – transfiguring into WhatsApp messages, video calls, or just an exchange of memes – our communication and language have changed accordingly.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Transforming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transforming. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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