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transformative

[trans-fawr-muh-tiv] / trænsˈfɔr mə tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
power to change dramatically
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
metamorphic
WEAK
born-again cathartic reframing transmuting
Antonyms


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And after AI, some other transformative technology could emerge—just as AI has supplanted the enthusiasm over cloud computing, fracking, the internet and earlier breakthroughs that lifted the market.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

His presidency, while short and largely unrealized, nonetheless seeded much of the transformative legislation and social programs that defined the 1960s and the rest of the American century — and continue to be felt today.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

“But we now have an additional secular growth driver with AI as we help our customers deliver more value with this transformative new technology.”

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

With Apple officially retiring its net-cash-neutral target, some suspect the company will look to conduct more transformative M&A, beyond the smaller deals it made in the past.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Composers immediately sensed that something transformative had happened; all of a sudden their harmony started obeying laws of attraction and repulsion, whether they liked it or not.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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