as in transforms
to change in form, appearance, or use
time and fiction writers have alchemized these Wild West thugs into romantic heroes
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Recent Examples of alchemizes
In Pollard’s view, this transformative magic alchemizes when complete strangers connect and become friends.
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Georgiana Ralphs, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Verdi’s Otello isn’t Shakespeare’s Othello but a cauldron that alchemizes ugly impulses into irresistible beauty.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Georgiana Ralphs, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Verdi’s Otello isn’t Shakespeare’s Othello but a cauldron that alchemizes ugly impulses into irresistible beauty.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alchemizes
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Ivory transforms the company, the industry and America For decades, P&G grew along with the country as the founders’ children joined to help and later run the business.—
Alexander Coolidge,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The za’atar and labneh croissant, possibly my favorite, transforms a nice buttery pastry into a dramatically dark yet searingly brilliant statement.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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For more severe forms of hearing loss, doctors may recommend a device called a cochlear implant, which converts sounds into electrical signals that are sent to the brain.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Right and converts Runway 1 Left to a temporary taxiway as the airport upgrades the infrastructure.—
Matthias Gafni,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Alchemizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alchemizes. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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