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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transmuting
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The e-note is now home to pogo pins for effortless attachment and connectivity to a keyboard cover, transforming the device into a 2-in-1 ePaper workstation.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
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Instead of concealing them, Ban’s shutters filter light and create privacy—transforming utilitarian design into art.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
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In another development, researchers in Canada have discovered a previously unknown bacterium capable of converting food waste into renewable natural gas, which opens new opportunities for carbon-neutral fuel production.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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Miami-Dade College took control in 2005, fully restoring the building and converting it into its current form as a home for the college’s cultural programs.—
Douglas Markowitz,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Transmuting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmuting. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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