Thesaurus results for ALCHEMIZING

alchemizing

verb

present participle of alchemize

as in transforming

to change in form, appearance, or use time and fiction writers have alchemized these Wild West thugs into romantic heroes

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Recent Examples of alchemizing The film is really about alchemizing trauma and overcoming trauma. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026 The 40-year old multi-hyphenate creative has lived an abundant life in her four decades, which includes sculpting an enviable body from grit, alchemizing grief after losing her brother, father and mother a few years apart, and building a commendable career by embracing the uncomfortable. — Essence, 16 Jan. 2026 Few authors are better equipped to address these questions than the Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard, who made a name for himself by alchemizing his private life into approximately 3,500 pages of literary voyeurism and stamping it with the name of Hitler’s manifesto. — Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026

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That definition now sweeps in clothing from the late 2000s and early 2010s, transforming collections remembered by many shoppers as contemporary fashion into searchable archive material.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
Dark, light-absorbing particles turn into light-scattering particles, transforming dark, dense plumes into the milky white haze seen drifting across the eastern skies.

— Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

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Stars such as Renate Reinsve and Mads Mikkelsen, major festival prizes and awards-season visibility remain powerful assets, while local festivals and territory-specific marketing can be just as decisive in converting prestige into admissions.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
About $2 billion is being invested in modernizing and converting spaces in center city.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026

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