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Recent Examples of transmutation
If that writer is hailed as a once-in-a-generation voice, the reputation will undergo transmutations.
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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
Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) — the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator — have observed a real-life transmutation of lead into gold.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 13 May 2025
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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
Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) — the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator — have observed a real-life transmutation of lead into gold.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transmutation
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Analysts attribute this transformation to a combination of geographic necessity, deft diplomacy, and shifting regional alliances.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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The poem tells the story of the seduction of a sixteen-year-old girl by the watermonster, a mythical figure, weaving together themes of place, identity, trauma, and transformation.—
Patrick Dundon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2026
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While the daily hustle is just beginning for many, evidenced by the amount of foot traffic spotted passing by through the glass windows of the hotel’s restaurant, Jeff Peterson settles in to momentarily enjoy the Hornets’ metamorphosis and enthusiasm engulfing the franchise.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Like frogs, salamanders are amphibians that begin life in water as larvae and undergo metamorphosis to become adults.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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Protein language models, which are AI systems trained on millions of natural protein sequences, can quickly predict how mutations will change a protein’s behavior or design new proteins.—
Stephen D. Turner,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
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The team used an Alzheimer’s mouse model that includes human familial mutations and develops early signs of the condition.—
Brianna Abbott,
STAT,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Transmutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmutation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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