as in converts
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 transforms
Snowshoeing is popular in the winter, and at night, the center transforms into a twinkly wonderland of illumination known as Wild Lights.
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Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
When a partner transforms fundamentally, obligations may lapse without dishonor.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
This video is a modern take on two classics that transforms the fairy tales into a musical, pairing new songs with the traditional storylines.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 9 Jan. 2026
The challenge transforms the entire country into a real-world game inspired by the long-running reality series.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
By observing how customers interacted with earlier products, the team designed a robot that transforms the cooling experience into an interactive one.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026
The key is adding just a small amount of water so the powder transforms into a creamy foam, delivering a soft polish and healthy, luminous glow.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
Instead, the students’ work transforms the gallery into a living forum where questions matter more than conclusions.
—Devon Akmon, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Alarcón plays a woman who transforms herself, aligning with nature and changing her reality when menopause converges with a world in destruction.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transforms
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The system converts 94 of its 98 physical qubits into logical ones, fully entangled in one of the largest GHZ states ever recorded.—
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In the last year, part of the utility’s plan to power the area includes the construction of substations, which converts high-voltage electricity to lower voltages for distribution to homes and businesses.—
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Henrot transfigures her erotic source material into something else.—
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Despite his level-headedness, Mike is mightily discontent with the low-wattage gigs that are arranged for him by, of all people, his dentist (Fisher Stevens), who soon replaces that absent tooth.—
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Landis replaces KevinWallace, who retired in December after 40 seasons as a head coach in Kentucky.—
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“Transforms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transforms. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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