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
They are marked by division, fear, and uncertainty—but also by an enduring potential for hope and transformation.
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John Hope Bryant, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Ryan confidently dove into a transformation that cost around $1,000.
—Jody Garlock, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2025
The mask and the peekaboo have become small markers of organizational transformation.
—Sam Fortier The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 23 Jan. 2025
The digital realm is rapidly transforming, and AI technology leads the way in that transformation through search.
—Dr. Bin Tang, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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John Hope Bryant, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Ryan confidently dove into a transformation that cost around $1,000.
—Jody Garlock, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2025
The mask and the peekaboo have become small markers of organizational transformation.
—Sam Fortier The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 23 Jan. 2025
The digital realm is rapidly transforming, and AI technology leads the way in that transformation through search.
—Dr. Bin Tang, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for transformation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transformation
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After the Eagles tied the score with a touchdown and two-point conversion — both on Jalen Hurts runs — with 5:15 left in the fourth quarter, Mahomes engineered a game-winning field goal drive.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The Eagles had a 87.1% conversion rate with the Tush Push for three years with Jason Kelce at center, per Next Gen Stats.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2025
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Newsweek has reached out to the Trump transition team via email for comment.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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To ensure a smooth transition, organizations must undertake careful preparation, strategic deployment and proactive problem-solving.—
Rodion Telpizov,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Turning external pressures into brutal obsessions is a metamorphosis as visceral as that of a younger self bursting forth from your back.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
8 Jan. 2025
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This visceral metamorphosis, which haunts the pages of her memoir Black Milk: On Writing, Motherhood, and the Harem Within (2007; English translation 2011), transmutes nature’s most fundamental symbol of maternal sustenance into a potent metaphor for creative anxiety born of postpartum despair.—
Fidan Cheikosman,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Jan. 2025
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“Transformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transformation. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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