TRANSMOGRIFICATION Synonyms: 11 Similar Words

transmogrification

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as in transformation

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Recent Examples of transmogrification Weapon and armor transmogrification as well as new accessibility features are also included. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026 We, who watched MJ's transmogrification in real time, know of the damage Michael did to his own body trying to be the best. — Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 3 June 2026 The basic question of the case, which is also the basic question of Altman’s career, is whether the transmogrification of OpenAI from a safety-minded nonprofit into a ravenous corporate behemoth was cynical in intention or merely in outcome. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 20 May 2026

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Central to this transformation is Digital Dubai, a government entity that is increasingly harnessing data to transform how decisions are made, services are delivered, and innovation is accelerated.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
For Daniel Washington, vacant land in Detroit's Northwest Goldberg neighborhood has already become part of its transformation.

— Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of transformation

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The Glass Onion star’s elaborate metamorphosis took six hours and a three-person glam team (makeup artist Sasha Glasser, prosthetic and special FX artist Chelsea Delfino, and FX makeup artist and body painter Malina Stearns) to achieve.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 15 Oct. 2026
For a legacy house and legacy artist both built on metamorphosis, there could hardly be a more Muglerian proposition than that.

— Mosha Lundström Halbert, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of metamorphosis

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Hers is an art of transmutation, but one that never shies from showing you the pain it’s made from, at once hopeful and unflinching.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
In the act of telling, there is the potential for transmutation, the often (but not always) false promise of healing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026

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