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Recent Examples of transmogrify
In that freedom, hip-hop music transmogrified from songs to studies.
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Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 12 Apr. 2023
In the 1980s and 1990s this transmogrified into an attack on science.
—Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 1 July 2020
After 40 years of getting worked over, Mercury would be transmogrified, or almost magically altered, and totally kaput.
—Adam Hadhazy, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2023
Or change its identity or transmogrify into a different social function of a space.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2023
For those looking to dig deeper, here are the best books that deconstruct, analyze, and even transmogrify the star known as Marilyn Monroe.
—Nathan Smith, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2022
Cady seduces like a snake, charming his victims into their demise, but can as quickly transmogrify into a deranged beast striking fear into the Bowden family during a torrential storm.
—Lea Anderson, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2022
For most basketball fans, that joy will transmogrify into disappointment, sadness or even fleeting anger once their favorite team is eliminated.
—Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2021
Christians have been borrowing from other religions since the days when the pagan feast of Saturnalia transmogrified into Christmas and the Gaelic festival of Samhain became All Saints’ Day.
—The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019
Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 12 Apr. 2023
In the 1980s and 1990s this transmogrified into an attack on science.
—Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 1 July 2020
After 40 years of getting worked over, Mercury would be transmogrified, or almost magically altered, and totally kaput.
—Adam Hadhazy, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2023
Or change its identity or transmogrify into a different social function of a space.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2023
For those looking to dig deeper, here are the best books that deconstruct, analyze, and even transmogrify the star known as Marilyn Monroe.
—Nathan Smith, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2022
Cady seduces like a snake, charming his victims into their demise, but can as quickly transmogrify into a deranged beast striking fear into the Bowden family during a torrential storm.
—Lea Anderson, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2022
For most basketball fans, that joy will transmogrify into disappointment, sadness or even fleeting anger once their favorite team is eliminated.
—Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2021
Christians have been borrowing from other religions since the days when the pagan feast of Saturnalia transmogrified into Christmas and the Gaelic festival of Samhain became All Saints’ Day.
—The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transmogrify
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But in real life—especially in business—the players change, the rules mutate, and the payoffs are subjective.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the virus still poses a low risk to the general public, an infectious disease expert noted that every new infection increases the odds that bird flu could mutate and lead to more severe disease.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2025
Verb
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What if the other side was deformed or even missing?—
Jim Carmichel,
Outdoor Life,
5 June 2025
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The tree resin then sank to the seafloor where it was covered by sediments, deforming the single fragments and preserving them as amber.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Soon Mike is humiliating, even disfiguring, himself on a social media site called Dum Dummies just to pay the monthly fee.—
Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Most of these scenes were—and remain—amputated, disfigured, and scattered.—
Ralph Leonard,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
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And the resilience of local residents — their steadfast refusal to let Orlando and its surroundings be redefined by hate — should be celebrated.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2025
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Governments around the world are turning to AI to redefine the potential of public service.—
Darshan Tiwari,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Noise can distort observations and introduce uncertainties into the data, Zhang said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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The history of financial regulation has clarified the problems with this approach, but somehow that history still gets badly distorted.—
Norbert Michel,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Since distancing himself from Hollywood, Brand in recent years has refashioned himself as an anti-establishment commentator and platformed conspiracy theories about vaccines and the 9/11 attacks.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Pressured by her mother to push humans into violence, Marimba has abandoned her calling, refashioned a bow into an instrument, and gifted humanity with music instead.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Lasting change will require curbing PBM influence and redesigning incentives to reward value and competition.—
Rita Numerof,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The neutral density filter remains, and while the outside appears to have been redesigned, with slightly different buttons, the basic silhouette is the same.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
31 May 2025
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Payroll job growth was slightly better than expected at 139,000, but the previous two months were revised lower.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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In 2018, Germany committed to boosting its standing forces to 203,000 by 2025 — a target date that was later revised to 2031.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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“Transmogrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmogrify. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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