as in transformation
a change in form, appearance, or use
after his transfiguration into a Buddhist monk, all his family and friends were amazed by his newly found patience and tranquility
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Recent Examples of transfiguration
His way of moving, almost too smooth for the rough world that his character is forced into, goes beyond technique into transfiguration.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
For most people born in the past three decades, Maggie Smith became a familiar figure as Minerva McGonagall, the transfiguration professor and deputy headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter movies.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
Her character was the formidable Hogwarts transfiguration teacher, head of Gryffindor house and, later, headmistress, taking over the latter position from Professor Albus Dumbledore.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
That’s what happens, what occupies the last years of his life, the transfiguration of an ephemeral, palpitating essence into a purely pictorial design.
—Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Harper's Magazine, 22 July 2024
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
For most people born in the past three decades, Maggie Smith became a familiar figure as Minerva McGonagall, the transfiguration professor and deputy headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter movies.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
Her character was the formidable Hogwarts transfiguration teacher, head of Gryffindor house and, later, headmistress, taking over the latter position from Professor Albus Dumbledore.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
That’s what happens, what occupies the last years of his life, the transfiguration of an ephemeral, palpitating essence into a purely pictorial design.
—Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Harper's Magazine, 22 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transfiguration
Noun
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All these services, a total transformation, were offered in one convenient location.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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The country is spending huge amounts on its economic transformation plan, with around $150 billion in contracts awarded in 2024.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The conversion to an all-seater venue six years earlier had simply involved bolting bucket seats on to the existing shallow terraces.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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And the Chiefs went 4-for-4 on fourth-down conversions to extend a trend with an NFL-high nine such conversions this season in 10 tries — after attempting all of 17 last season (12 successfully).—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Transfiguration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transfiguration. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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