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Recent Examples of transmutation
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.
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Victoria Corless, Space.com, 13 May 2025
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.
—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
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Victoria Corless, Space.com, 13 May 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transmutation
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At the match and during her visit to the WI, Princess Kate's blonde hair transformation appeared to be a thing of the past.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The exterior transformations of these hulking vehicles are a testament to how quickly drones have changed the war in Ukraine in just over three years.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Consider Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s 1934 novel Tender Is the Night, the 1951 musical An American in Paris, the 1957 musical Funny Face, and even the 1954 comedy/romance Sabrina, in which the title character owes her metamorphosis to a prolonged sojourn in Paris.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Aug. 2025
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The cover and album rollout illustrate Swift's metamorphosis as one of the music industry's most powerful people.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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Clovers typically have three leaves, but a rare mutation occasionally produces a fourth, and so the elusive four-leaf clover has long been associated with good luck and happiness in Celtic cultures.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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In this instance, Winston, after his mutation, is looking clean house on Bob Garbinger (Kevin Bacon), a corrupt businessman whose haphazard ways led to his terminal illness and skirts treating him for it.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Transmutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmutation. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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