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Recent Examples of transmutation
The next generation of Kardashians will soon enough inherit the dynasty’s now quieter cultural dominion, despite the media’s relentless transmutation, because the family has become powerful enough to run on autopilot.
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M. J. Corey, New Yorker, 24 May 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
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
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M. J. Corey, New Yorker, 24 May 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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transmutation
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With Charlotte City Council’s recent approval of a $25 million renovation, the facility is preparing for a significant transformation that city officials hope will revitalize an attraction that has faced constant challenges since its doors opened in 2010.—
Bill Bootz,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
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The hotel helped launch the now-iconic neighborhood, observing the transformation of Rodeo Drive into a shopping mecca in the 1970s and countless Hollywood films being shot here.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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The compact sport utility vehicle's ($60,000) two-box design underwent a dramatic metamorphosis, with the latest iteration taller, longer, wider and more commanding.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
31 Dec. 2025
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This is a life-changing metamorphosis at an exponential rate.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
26 Dec. 2025
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The phages developed mutations that sharpened their ability to latch onto and infect bacterial cells.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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In this case, the rapid response is consistent with the possibility that selection favored certain bill shapes already present in the population, rather than depending on new mutations to arise.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Transmutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmutation. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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