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Recent Examples of transmutation
Ouroboros-like, Erdrich is in continual, self-devouring motion and thus presents a kind of constancy of transmutation — identity itself becomes a variable in the endless calculation of renewal.
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Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
If that writer is hailed as a once-in-a-generation voice, the reputation will undergo transmutations.
—Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
This allowed the scientists to witness the dynamical ‘transmutation’ of exotic particles, which had been theoretically predicted for these exotic quantum states.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
This strategy reduces risks to the entire transmutation process, Hirshfield says, because issues arising from one accelerator would not compromise the entire supply chain as would be the case for a singular large accelerator.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
If that writer is hailed as a once-in-a-generation voice, the reputation will undergo transmutations.
—Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
This allowed the scientists to witness the dynamical ‘transmutation’ of exotic particles, which had been theoretically predicted for these exotic quantum states.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
This strategy reduces risks to the entire transmutation process, Hirshfield says, because issues arising from one accelerator would not compromise the entire supply chain as would be the case for a singular large accelerator.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transmutation
Noun
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The timing dovetails nicely with the transformation of the arena.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Born during the collapse of the Soviet Union, Tamar grew up in a nation undergoing profound transformation.—
Tamar Gakharia,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The metamorphosis The internals of a foot tube attached to a sea cucumber include a mix of epidermal tissue, connective tissue, a neural plexus, muscle tissue, and an inner lumen.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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Don’t be afraid — this is part of your metamorphosis.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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Stevens has a rare genetic degenerative eye disorder caused by mutations in the CERKL gene.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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About 20 years ago, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found that people with mutations in their PCSK9 gene tended to have very low levels of LDL, and therefore low rates of heart events.—
Alice Park,
Time,
28 May 2026
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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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“Transmutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmutation. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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