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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Stajmiger spends time in the makeup chair before slipping into Beetlejuice's signature costume, completing the transformation from actor to one of Broadway's most recognizable characters.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
The real transformation isn’t happening in new factories, but in those building an intelligence layer on top of twenty- or thirty-year-old existing plant infrastructure integrating AI, sensors, and other IoT devices.

— Ray Fernandez, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of transformation

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This Circe may not look much like the lovely goddess of the poem, and her role may be limited to the metamorphosis of men into pigs.

— Bailey Sincox, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
Joan Baez, yet another famous fan, emerges as one of the diary’s recurrent characters, and a kind of guiding spirit for this metamorphosis.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of metamorphosis

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In a live context, and with the limits imposed by a hardware-heavy setup, there’s more possibility that the process will throw out some startling mutation.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026
And there have been issues with adapting seasonal vaccines when expected strains surprise us with unexpected mutations.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026

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