as in transforms
to change in form, appearance, or use
in his elegy on his deceased wife, the poet has transmuted inconsolable grief into high art
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Even as the film transforms into a murky crime saga defined by its striking, gloomy environment, it is buoyed by the dramatic radiance of this tragic contradiction, born of decades (and centuries) of the Kinnar’s survival mechanism.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
20 May 2026 -
Tatcha’s silky gel formula transforms into a lush lather with a little water, shrinking the appearance of pores and laying the foundation for sunscreen and makeup or your nighttime skin-care routine.—
Sarah Felbin,
Allure,
20 May 2026
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“Transmutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmutes. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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