transmutation

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Recent Examples of transmutation This transformation could signify a hallucinatory experience rather than a physical transmutation, indicating a tradition of pharmacological knowledge. Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 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 Many groups are approaching the problem by trying to find a cost-effective way to shorten the lifespan of radioactive waste to tens or hundreds of years, through transmutation. IEEE Spectrum, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for transmutation
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Noun
  • Trophy Club, the once-exclusive bar attached to the downtown indoor mini-golf and sports bar Tipsy Putt, is undergoing a transformation.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Crucially, successful investors also pay attention to on-the-ground activity, observing gradual neighborhood transformations firsthand.
    James Nelson, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • Now, Fedorov’s abrupt, surprise dismissal is casting jet-black clouds over Ukraine’s metamorphosis into a super-tech fighting force.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Fireflies go through four life stages – egg, larva, pupa and adult – in a process called complete metamorphosis.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Noun
  • The paper described research on the feasibility of using gene-editing to correct the mutation the caused their daughter’s disorder but did not mention a human trial nor their daughter’s death.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • The study argues that mutations in the DLL3 protein, which is vital during early body development, could be the root of short spine syndrome.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • We, who watched MJ's transmogrification in real time, know of the damage Michael did to his own body trying to be the best.
    Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 3 June 2026
  • 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 5 Aug. 2026.

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