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as in transformed
to change in form, appearance, or use
the snappy pop song was transposed into a ballad through a reworking of instrumentation and a change in key
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as in relocated
to change the place or position of
after the ex-governor's scandals belatedly came to light, his portrait was transposed to a quiet corner of the statehouse
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Recent Examples of transposed
The Venetian Princess is one of the most prominent examples of how Roberto Coin has transposed Venetian architecture into its jewelry designs.
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
The action is transposed to an oceanside much like Valencia’s; the set designer Patricia Albizu supplies painterly backdrops of sand, sea, and sky.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
There’s a brief historical flashback in which Frank’s face is transposed onto Arthur’s memory of his own grandfather’s murder by Nate Washberg.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
With the story transposed to a tough sprawling prison in Marseille, one of France’s most multicultural cities, the protagonist is now a young African immigrant, serving time for drug smuggling, who is offered the protection of a powerful and shady French-Algerian businessman.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
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Working with exhibition designer Cécile Degos, Anderson transformed Gagosian’s storefront space into a veritable life-size Cornell box, inviting visitors into Cornell’s studio in the basement of his family’s home on Utopia Parkway in Queens.—
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So, what started as manageable balances for many people has since transformed into serious financial burdens.—
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Eventually, state workers were relocated and the building sat empty for more than two years overlooking I-84 until it was sold in 2020 for $1 million.—
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Busfield and Gilbert moved to Brighton in Livingston County in 2015, but relocated to New York City in 2018.—
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The 6-6 Oldacre converted 7 of 8 shots from the floor and 9 of 12 free throws.—
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On two of the eight misses, Miami converted on fourth down.—
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Investigators removed the children from Brian's home.—
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The move means the UAE has removed British universities from a list of higher education institutions eligible for state scholarships amid growing tensions over London's decision not to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, The Financial Times reported.—
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The remains will be transferred to Israel and to the national forensic institute for identification.—
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Investigators also found that thousands of dollars had been successfully transferred from Tammy's bank account to Tara's Cash App account.—
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In an interview with Interesting Engineering at CES, Flywing representative Troye Qu said the company intentionally shifted focus away from cameras as passive recording tools.—
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Good briefly put the vehicle in reverse, then shifted into drive and hit the gas, with the wheels seemingly turned to the right instead of directly ahead toward Ross.—
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They are felt as they are composed, painfully, joyously, cellularly—and they are designed for other biological beings to experience, to connect with, to be animated, provoked and moved by.—
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Led by quarterback Tony Pike, the Bearcats moved quickly down the field, setting up a first down at Pitt’s 29-yard line with 33 seconds left.—
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“Transposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transposed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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