transmogrifying

verb

present participle of transmogrify
as in mutating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transmogrifying
  1. mutating
  2. deforming
  3. distorting
  4. disfiguring
  5. redefining
  6. refashioning
  7. redesigning
  8. remodeling
Verb
  • Diversity and reinvention Just as American culture is continuously mutating, American music is constantly being reinvented.
    — Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • Every texture is an independent agent with its own membrane in the mix; percussion rubs and scrapes against your attention, while mutating synth patches burble in the periphery.
    — H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
Definition of mutating
Verb
  • When oil wells are shut in, the pressure underground can become imbalanced, deforming the underlying structure.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • Their atoms are held together by strong chemical bonds and arranged in a stable crystal structure that resists deforming, even at extreme temperatures.
    — Vitor Rielli, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
Definition of deforming
Verb
  • The least costly and least distorting way to solve the entire financing gap is to extend Social Security's base beyond paychecks to capital income -- capital gains, dividends, interest and pass-through business income.
    — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Is realism based only on minds untouched by illness or some other distorting factor, or at least not so touched that that mind becomes, as my grandmother’s is, unbound?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of distorting
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  • The flames claimed the girls as collateral, scarring both of them but disfiguring Anaia, who worked the hardest to save Ruby.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The disfiguring bulge in Dinah’s lower face went away.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Definition of disfiguring
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  • In my own work, this means forcing uncomfortable changes, eliminating layers, redefining roles and pushing decision-making down to smaller teams.
    — Fred Voccola, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The studios are in such a state of stalemate, struggling and redefining themselves by merging.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of redefining
Verb
  • Kingsoft Cloud is refashioning itself into an artificial intelligence cloud player — a move that should drive its shares higher, according to Morgan Stanley.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • But weathering the tensions and refashioning the alliance for the future will require more than billion-dollar deals and verbal diplomacy.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026
Definition of refashioning
Verb
  • However, greatest value comes from redesigning workflows around human-machine collaboration.
    — John Healy, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The organizations getting beyond experimentation are redesigning their workflows around collaboration between AI and humans, rather than viewing one as a substitute for the other.
    — Tony Bates, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Definition of redesigning
Verb
  • American is now remodeling cabins across the fleet and taking deliveries of new planes with interiors that feature new amenities and more premium seats.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 2026
  • The couple chose the space in Colleyville and started remodeling during their engagement; the space opened during a soft launch in March.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
Definition of remodeling
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