as in transformed
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 transmuted
But the fields that sloped toward the turquoise sea weren’t about to be cultivated with the vines of Merlot grapes or Regona cider apple trees or even acorns to be transmuted into jamón Ibérico.
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Tamar Adler,
Vogue,
3 June 2026
When presented as a wall installation, the pages are transmuted into an object signifying nothing but the imitation of writing by a depersonalized other.
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Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Her dreams of becoming a writer are transmuted into elaborating an online persona, providing her with a creative outlet.
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Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
28 May 2026
In Saar’s world, items have always held their own energy, and in her hands that energy is transmuted into something wholly unique.
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Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
That chapter taught us that even our pain can be transmuted into power.
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Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 Dec. 2025
American narratives about racial prejudice, immigration, and injustice have been transmuted into the just-different-enough context of Catholic versus Protestant battle lines.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
27 Nov. 2025
His relatively measured response has transmuted over time like a tall tale told by a fisherman.
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Darren Richman,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
Nuclear reactors, where heavy elements were transmuted into lighter ones, released antineutrinos that could be absorbed by atomic nuclei outside of the reactor, leading to their discovery.
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Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
28 Aug. 2025
Tamar Adler,
Vogue,
3 June 2026
When presented as a wall installation, the pages are transmuted into an object signifying nothing but the imitation of writing by a depersonalized other.
—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Her dreams of becoming a writer are transmuted into elaborating an online persona, providing her with a creative outlet.
—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
28 May 2026
In Saar’s world, items have always held their own energy, and in her hands that energy is transmuted into something wholly unique.
—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
That chapter taught us that even our pain can be transmuted into power.
—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 Dec. 2025
American narratives about racial prejudice, immigration, and injustice have been transmuted into the just-different-enough context of Catholic versus Protestant battle lines.
—
Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
27 Nov. 2025
His relatively measured response has transmuted over time like a tall tale told by a fisherman.
—
Darren Richman,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
Nuclear reactors, where heavy elements were transmuted into lighter ones, released antineutrinos that could be absorbed by atomic nuclei outside of the reactor, leading to their discovery.
—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transmuted
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Even transformed into an unexpected salty-sweet dessert (see chef Harold Villarosa’s Spam doughnuts).
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Technological advances — word processing, speech-to-text transcription, scheduling tools and apps — each transformed the duties of administrative professionals and contributed to overall decline.
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Bellingham scored two goals 98 seconds apart in the first half, and six minutes after Jarell Quansah was sent off, Kane converted a penalty to restore England’s two-goal lead.
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Half the elegant stable block (converted into a studio by Beaton) and a cozy dairy house remained.
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“Transmuted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmuted. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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