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Recent Examples of transmutation
Their appointments all but ensure not only a conservative majority on the Court for years to come but also the transmutation of Scalia’s jurisprudence—based on the principles of judicial restraint, originalism, and textualism—from an outsider legal theory into a mainstream constitutional doctrine.
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Noah Feldman, The New York Review of Books, 17 Dec. 2020
Transplantation of many forms from one intact society to another results in modest but discernible transmutation.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2011
Tracing the fate of cast-off celluloid and equipment, Samay enters a surreal zone of industrial demolition and transmutation — a striking wordless sequence that, like the film as a whole, conveys disappointment and struggle with a deft touch.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2022
It’s when those words are set to music and dramatized by a singer of skill and sympathy that the magical transmutation occurs.
—Jody Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022
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Noah Feldman, The New York Review of Books, 17 Dec. 2020
Transplantation of many forms from one intact society to another results in modest but discernible transmutation.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2011
Tracing the fate of cast-off celluloid and equipment, Samay enters a surreal zone of industrial demolition and transmutation — a striking wordless sequence that, like the film as a whole, conveys disappointment and struggle with a deft touch.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2022
It’s when those words are set to music and dramatized by a singer of skill and sympathy that the magical transmutation occurs.
—Jody Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transmutation
Noun
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Hair wigs and extensions are on the rise as consumers take to social media with free expression of their self-confident transformations.—
Fairchild Studio,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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Those who integrate these technologies will operate more efficiently and may create entirely new service offerings, much as digital transformation has reshaped business over recent decades.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The final step in this metamorphosis is the inflation of a double-shell pneumatic dome on top of the platform.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Some of Werfel’s friends thought that this metamorphosis had ruined his literary gift.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This form of the disease is caused by mutations in the AIPL1 gene, which results in deficiencies of the protein of the same name.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2025
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The implications depend on the specific mutation found.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Transmutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmutation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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