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transpose

[trans-pohz, trans-pohz] / trænsˈpoʊz, ˈtræns poʊz /


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Nicole Eun-Ju Bell’s video and projection designs subtly transpose the setting when, for instance, Umma meets up with her son at church.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

In Tyson Louie’s league, the loser has to pose for a portrait that members then transpose into a scene.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Kingsolver explained that it was "challenging and also fun to transpose Victorian characters and situations to my own place and time" for her 10th novel.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2023

We seem to share a mutually stubborn allergy to what I must transpose into horsepucky.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2022

If your music is already stored as a computer file, there are programs that will transpose it for you and display and print it in the new key.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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