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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.
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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.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transmogrification
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But there was a third global transformation on their heels.
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The real attraction is the transformation itself.
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Joan Miró underwent something of a metamorphosis in 1924, according to Christie’s, breaking away from realism and entering the world of surreal, mystical creations.
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But even this species showed signs of direct development, with gradually ossifying bones rather than undergoing an abrupt, amphibian-like metamorphosis.
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In the act of telling, there is the potential for transmutation, the often (but not always) false promise of healing.
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This transformation could signify a hallucinatory experience rather than a physical transmutation, indicating a tradition of pharmacological knowledge.
Noun
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Most antibiotics are single bioactive molecules, and some can be thwarted with single mutations.
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Though there is still no fix for the mutation, the subsequent research spawned by the work of Fraumeni, Li, and other pioneers hasn’t been for naught.
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“Transmogrification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmogrification. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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