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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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Scientists have developed some wheat strains resistant to the disease, but pathogens that affect plants can mutate and evolve.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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The events mutated into a leaderless harassment campaign known as Gamergate, eventually moving from 4chan to more mainstream social media platforms.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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Doesn’t further engagement with the Holocaust threaten to deform me?—
Gabra Zackman Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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What to Listen For: The wind whipping through the forest at the summit, so strong and constant that the peak’s red spruces have become deformed and only have branches and nettles on one side.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
4 Mar. 2025
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Here's everything to know about the parasite The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum suspects is disfiguring her face.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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The woman had lacerations to her scalp and lip that required 17 sutures, five staples, leaving her permanently disfigured, officials said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025
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Self-love and relationship expert Iryna Wood is redefining romance with an innovative mobile app that puts emotional awareness at the forefront.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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And just as Thierry Henry used Wenger’s Arsenal team as a vehicle to redefine the role of a Premier League forward, so Vieira used it to transform the idea of a midfielder.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Rosenworcel also dismissed a challenge to a Fox station license alleging that Fox willfully distorted news with false reports of fraud in the 2020 election that Trump lost.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
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But the only thing that is wild here is how badly the science supporting fluoridation is being distorted or ignored.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Just to the north, developer Susan Powers of Urban Ventures had refashioned an old industrial building into a modern office building.—
Thomas Gounley,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the past decade, as that constituency moved right, Abbott refashioned himself as a conservative crusader and a culture warrior.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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The set was redesigned three times to fit the small space, Cunningham said.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Internal crossovers have been completely redesigned as well, and use 50 percent more components than before, with steep-slope filters increased from 18 dB to 30 dB, resulting in greater synergy and seamless blending between all three drivers.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
26 Mar. 2025
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Corporate boardrooms and executive teams will need to traverse this new landscape, by weighing the risks of maintaining their DEI teams and initiatives against the potential fallout of revising their DEI policies—or abandoning their efforts completely.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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If elected, Valencia said her goals are to work to revise the budget, making communication seamless and providing more staff for mental health services.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Transmogrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmogrify. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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