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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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Its transformation is courtesy of Fundación Fernando Romero, a not-for-profit foundation established by architect and design curator Fernando Romero, who bought the property last year and will oversee its renovation.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
19 Feb. 2025
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The internet is undergoing a fundamental transformation, and Web3 stands at the center of this shift.—
Daniel Levy,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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The latter type of metamorphosis creates issues that can’t be easily altered, for instance, shortening a now too-long coat that no longer drapes over a gut.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
16 Feb. 2025
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Editor’s picks The metamorphosis on Eusexua is fitting for Twigs, a natural shape-shifter who never quite does what’s expected — and this is the latest in a list of intriguing evolutions.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Types 1 through 4 are linked to a mutation in both copies of the SMN1 gene (on chromosome 5), which leads to few or no full-length, functional SMN proteins produced.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
20 Feb. 2025
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About 1% of all children with intellectual disabilities have a mutation of the gene.—
Evan Bush,
NBC News,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Transmutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmutation. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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