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transitions

NOUN

change, often major

Synonyms

STRONGEST

changeover conversion development evolution growth passage progress progression shift transformation upheaval

STRONG

alteration flux metamorphosis metastasis passing transit transmutation turn

WEAK

realignment turning point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease idleness sameness stagnation stoppage

WEAK

beginning conclusion end finish introduction start

Example Sentences

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Now, after his party's sweeping victory, he finds himself at the centre of one of the most dramatic political transitions West Bengal has seen in recent years.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

We are told more than a dozen times, in nearly identical language, that the transitions from foraging to farming, and from farming to civilization, were “not inevitable.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

They may have been generated during key moments in cosmic history, including phase transitions as the universe cooled or from primordial magnetic fields.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

Pakistan's shift to solar power is "one of the fastest consumer-led energy transitions on record", according to a recent study by a Pakistani think tank.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

CBS’s Bernard Herrmann collected appropriate music for the background and scene transitions, sometimes composing it himself.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow