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
But Through the Open Window brings us another side of that transformation.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Now, the actor hopes his transformation will be lasting.
—Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Two decades later, Jacqueline Kennedy presided over a different kind of transformation from the same offices, founding the White House Historical Association.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
More than anyone, Resh Lakish would have been entitled to look back on a life of personal transformation and learning with great contentment.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Now, the actor hopes his transformation will be lasting.
—Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Two decades later, Jacqueline Kennedy presided over a different kind of transformation from the same offices, founding the White House Historical Association.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
More than anyone, Resh Lakish would have been entitled to look back on a life of personal transformation and learning with great contentment.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for transformation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transformation
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Marcus Mariota threw an interception that bounced off Deebo Samuel’s hands, and Washington came up short on two fourth-down conversions.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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This night train to the slopes is an all-inclusive package, including transport, transfers, accommodation, and ski pass, with the option to rent gear (starting at 1,256 euros, or approximately $1,461 per person, based on current conversion rates).—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
27 Oct. 2025
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The scientists from the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), along with their colleagues, used the same thorium nuclear transition technology that was utilized to develop the world’s first nuclear clock in 2024.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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The key is to find fun and manageable ways to make the brain transition from thinking about work to actually doing the work.—
Ana Homayoun,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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My son had to work to follow Jack’s metamorphoses, to track the relationship between the spells and their consequences.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The other half, the half that identifies as a woman, remains firmly stationed in Aline, unaware of the metamorphosis that has taken place.—
MJ Franklin,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Transformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transformation. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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