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transmutation

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Definition of transmutation

as in transformation

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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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The terrorist organization became a phone screen The transformation is now reflected in the government's own threat assessments.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Recovery and transformation As small businesses in the area fought to stay afloat, an injection of federal cash helped the effort.

— Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

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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