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Fulfilling the dream of medieval alchemists, physicists have observed the transmutation of lead into gold—through nuclear physics at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's most powerful particle accelerator.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
The transmutation favored the Liberals for three big reasons.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
That's right, this is a big moment of transition, transmutation, and transformation.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 24 Apr. 2025
This realignment will catalyze the transmutation of negative thought patterns into a higher state of cognitive resonance, thereby enabling the manifestation of your innermost desires through the law of quantum attraction.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
The transmutation favored the Liberals for three big reasons.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
That's right, this is a big moment of transition, transmutation, and transformation.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 24 Apr. 2025
This realignment will catalyze the transmutation of negative thought patterns into a higher state of cognitive resonance, thereby enabling the manifestation of your innermost desires through the law of quantum attraction.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transmutation
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India’s transformation into an economic superpower has uplifted millions of households – which in turn have bought more cars and motorcycles, driving up the demand for gasoline.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Throughout this startling transformation, Tyler was ultimately revealed as the serial killer known for the carnage behind the attacks at Nevermore, acting under Thornhill’s direction.—
Vincent Perella,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
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Instead, the window into the transformation has come via photo wires, which have documented the garden’s gradual—and often curious—metamorphosis.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
3 Aug. 2025
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The 197-footer had gone through several earlier makeovers, but those were cosmetic in comparison to this metamorphosis.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
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The breakthrough came in 2019, when high-throughput DNA sequencing revealed a rare mutation in a gene called PIGZ.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Aug. 2025
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Gene drives are sequences of DNA that can be inserted into the genome of an individual and cause a specific mutation or gene to be passed on to virtually all offspring, instead of just 50%.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
23 July 2025
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“Transmutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmutation. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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