transmogrification

noun

Definition of transmogrificationnext
as in transformation

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  1. transformation
  2. metamorphosis
  3. transmutation
  4. mutation
Noun
  • Until its transformation into X, the platform was regarded by some as a once-vibrant place on the internet that Musk utterly destroyed.
    Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The Barbie star’s chic new chop is courtesy of celebrity hairstylist Marc Mena—also known as the man behind Madelyn Cline’s iconic beach bob—who shared a behind-the-scenes reel of Greenblatt’s transformation to Instagram.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of transformation
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  • According to Mena, the inspiration behind Greenblatt’s wintertime metamorphosis came from the actor’s recent experiences on set as well as a best-selling book.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Thus began a metamorphosis that now finds de Matteo among a small group of Hollywood’s vocal Trump supporters — a faction that includes Dennis Quaid, Rob Schneider and Zachary Levi.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of metamorphosis
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  • In any case, whether by accident or by design, the transmutation of a vulgar old Jewface number into a civic hymn is hard to resist as metaphor—an emblem of minstrelsy’s fugitive movement through American life.
    Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2023
  • A little less than a decade later, Gao recognized the same transmutation in Maslany’s She-Hulk audition.
    ELLE, ELLE, 17 Aug. 2022
Definition of transmutation
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  • There have been many occurrences of breast cancer in my family, and my mother had tested positive for the BRCA mutation.
    Clea Shearer, Flow Space, 14 Oct. 2024
  • The virus would also need to accrue certain specific mutations.
    Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of mutation
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