transmutation

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Recent Examples of transmutation A little less than a decade later, Gao recognized the same transmutation in Maslany’s She-Hulk audition. ELLE, 17 Aug. 2022 One of the most famous stories of nuclear transmutation comes from the 1970s, when nuclear chemist and Nobel laureate Glenn Seaborg worked at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory alongside colleague Walt Loveland and then-graduate student Dave Morrissey. Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2021 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for transmutation
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Noun
  • In 2017, Shannon was the focus of her own WEtv show Mama June: From Not to Hot, which followed her dramatic weight loss transformation.
    McKinley Franklin, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The show is partially set before the events of Revenge of the Sith, which ends with Anakin’s transformation into Darth Vader after being severely injured in a lightsaber duel with Obi-Wan.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In Wildcat Dome, objects speak, memories take on physical form, and metamorphoses abound.
    Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Cricket, once heralded as a gentleman’s game, has undergone a profound metamorphosis over the past century, dismantling barriers, embracing diversity, and extending its reach across both gender and geography.
    Priya Oberoi, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • For example, researchers have discovered that mutations in the BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 genes signal higher risk for certain cancers like breast cancer.
    Abigail Dubiniecki, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The radiation associated with these jets could increase mutation rates.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2025

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