TRANSMOGRIFICATION Synonyms: 11 Similar Words

transmogrification

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as in transformation

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Recent Examples of transmogrification We, who watched MJ's transmogrification in real time, know of the damage Michael did to his own body trying to be the best. — Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 3 June 2026 The basic question of the case, which is also the basic question of Altman’s career, is whether the transmogrification of OpenAI from a safety-minded nonprofit into a ravenous corporate behemoth was cynical in intention or merely in outcome. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 20 May 2026

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The one group left out of this transformation, Nussbaum believed, were working-class women.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Ahead, Bélanger details Reinhart’s transformation, how hair furthers the stories of both her character and costar Tom Bateman’s, and gives us a glimpse of the happenings behind the scenes.

— Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of transformation

Noun

Hers is an art of transmutation, but one that never shies from showing you the pain it’s made from, at once hopeful and unflinching.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
In the act of telling, there is the potential for transmutation, the often (but not always) false promise of healing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026

Definition of transmutation

Noun

Scientists analyze mutations in a patient’s tumor and create a personalized therapy designed to train the immune system to recognize and attack the cancer.

— Sally C. Pipes, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Someone living in Southern Appalachia today doesn’t necessarily carry the mutation, and someone who carries it may live anywhere, says LoPiccolo.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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