Thesaurus results for TRANSMUTING

transmuting

verb

present participle of transmute

as in transforming

to change in form, appearance, or use in his elegy on his deceased wife, the poet has transmuted inconsolable grief into high art

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Recent Examples of transmuting In the business classic Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Charles Mackay examined the psychology of crowd behavior and mass hysteria throughout history, from the Dutch Tulip Mania of the 1630s to humanity’s historical obsession with transmuting base metals into gold. —

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025 The Arriscan can scan up to five frames per second, transmuting film into digital form. —

Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025 Her education in Brussels was one of the turning points in her life, initiating deeply conflicting private emotions and an unrequited love that took her years to recover from, its influence bleeding into all her books and transmuting into her currently gestating novel, Villette. —

Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025

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Designed with impeccable acoustics and sightlines, the venue will match elevated dining and cocktails with world-class talent, including Wynton Marsalis, the Mingus Big Band and Cécile McLorin Salvant, transforming a night out into an immersive music-and-dining experience.

— Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
According to Ball, the move offers long-term, strategic answers to transforming the area and supports the Route 1 Corridor Plan by promoting employment and increasing access to housing.

— JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026