noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ amazing , complete , dramatic , fundamental , magical , major , miraculous , profound , radical , remarkable , revolutionary , startling , total
▪ subtle
▪ gradual
▪ immediate , instant , rapid , sudden
▪ cultural , economic , historical , institutional ( esp. AmE ), intellectual , personal , physical , political , social , spiritual , structural , technological
… OF TRANSFORMATIONS
▪ series
VERB + TRANSFORMATION
▪ go through , undergo
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The way we work has undergone a radical ~ in the past decade.
▪ make
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He was struggling to make the ~ from single man to responsible husband.
▪ achieve , bring about , carry out , cause , effect , lead to
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Going to college brought about a dramatic ~ in her outlook.
▪ accelerate
▪ complete
▪ witness
TRANSFORMATION + VERB
▪ begin
▪ happen , occur , take place
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A startling cultural ~ occurred in post-war Britain.
TRANSFORMATION + NOUN
▪ process
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
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The ~ from disused docks into cultural venue took three years.
▪ ~ in
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This decision marked a fundamental ~ in policy.
▪ ~ into
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Japan's ~ into an economic superpower
▪ ~ to
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Russia's ~ to a market economy
PHRASES
▪ a/the process of ~