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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Its decades-long transformation was driven by a long-term strategic plan that involved partnerships between business and government to drive investment in infrastructure, skills and education, Leese told CNN.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
The next enterprise transformation is not another technology implementation.

— Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of transformation

Noun

Now, Fedorov’s abrupt, surprise dismissal is casting jet-black clouds over Ukraine’s metamorphosis into a super-tech fighting force.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Fireflies go through four life stages – egg, larva, pupa and adult – in a process called complete metamorphosis.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Definition of metamorphosis

Noun

Following alt-rock’s aughties surge, a slew of bands like Mastodon, the Mars Volta, and Coheed & Cambria became main-stage festival acts by adapting modern hard rock conventions into over-the-top mutations.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
His diagnosis also means each of his children has a 50 percent chance of inheriting the BRCA2 mutation.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

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