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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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In a statement, Anne Frances O'Kelly described the meeting as "sacred and transformative".

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The tech companies have argued that their actions constituted “fair use,” which allows for some copyright material to be used without explicit permission, and that their use of the material was ultimately transformative.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

I’ve been pondering AI since its transformative nature was fully impressed on my consciousness years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

This capacity for solidarity-building is the true transformative power of political cinema, which needn’t persuade us that we are all alike so much as show us that in our differences we remain connected.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 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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