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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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Noun

Stajmiger spends time in the makeup chair before slipping into Beetlejuice's signature costume, completing the transformation from actor to one of Broadway's most recognizable characters.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
The real transformation isn’t happening in new factories, but in those building an intelligence layer on top of twenty- or thirty-year-old existing plant infrastructure integrating AI, sensors, and other IoT devices.

— Ray Fernandez, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of transformation

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This Circe may not look much like the lovely goddess of the poem, and her role may be limited to the metamorphosis of men into pigs.

— Bailey Sincox, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
Joan Baez, yet another famous fan, emerges as one of the diary’s recurrent characters, and a kind of guiding spirit for this metamorphosis.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of metamorphosis

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In a live context, and with the limits imposed by a hardware-heavy setup, there’s more possibility that the process will throw out some startling mutation.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026
And there have been issues with adapting seasonal vaccines when expected strains surprise us with unexpected mutations.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of mutation

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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