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
Two years painstakingly transforming a 200-year-old Philadelphia row house into the restaurant equivalent of a Formula 1 car; nearly 20 more honing his skills in kitchens across the city, learning, sharpening, waiting.
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The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and HBO Max Content, has steered HBO for almost a decade, successfully transforming the cable network into a streaming brand while keeping it an Emmy juggernaut with shows such as Succession, The White Lotus and The Last of Us.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The bottles seamlessly lock together, transforming the way water is carried, stored, and shipped.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Adam Hirschberg, Global Business Development Lead, explored how TikTok is transforming the entertainment ecosystem itself.
—Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The team believes the findings represent the beginning of a new chapter in quantum simulation by transforming quantum computers into labs to explore the vast, uncharted world of out-of-equilibrium quantum matter.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Artificial intelligence has grown in popularity, transforming workplaces, healthcare and education.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
In recent years, parents have woken up to the ways technology is transforming American childhood.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
She’s credited for transforming the firm’s approach to design and mentoring a new generation of talent.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and HBO Max Content, has steered HBO for almost a decade, successfully transforming the cable network into a streaming brand while keeping it an Emmy juggernaut with shows such as Succession, The White Lotus and The Last of Us.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The bottles seamlessly lock together, transforming the way water is carried, stored, and shipped.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Adam Hirschberg, Global Business Development Lead, explored how TikTok is transforming the entertainment ecosystem itself.
—Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The team believes the findings represent the beginning of a new chapter in quantum simulation by transforming quantum computers into labs to explore the vast, uncharted world of out-of-equilibrium quantum matter.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Artificial intelligence has grown in popularity, transforming workplaces, healthcare and education.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
In recent years, parents have woken up to the ways technology is transforming American childhood.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
She’s credited for transforming the firm’s approach to design and mentoring a new generation of talent.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transforming
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In his testimony, Norwood argues that Entergy failed to consider other less costly options for its generating project in Jefferson County, namely converting the already-existing White Bluff facility to burn natural gas.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Sep. 2025
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The main production pathway for SAF is converting fats and oils into fuel—around 80% is derived from vegetable oils, some of it recovered from restaurants.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Xavier Worthy injury The Chiefs spent the spring remodeling their wide receiver room.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Again, for exhibitors who recently caved in to Netflix’s short window for Kpop Demon Hunters, that’s not a feasible feat, as many are still remodeling with recliner plush seats.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
1 Sep. 2025
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Her education in Brussels was one of the turning points in her life, initiating deeply conflicting private emotions and an unrequited love that took her years to recover from, its influence bleeding into all her books and transmuting into her currently gestating novel, Villette.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Transforming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transforming. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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