as in opportunists
a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions
at the summer resort he acquired a reputation as a social chameleon—someone who could be whatever his hosts wanted him to be
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Recent Examples of chameleons
Even better, these sleek shoes act as closet chameleons, blending seamlessly with everything from office outfits to errands ensembles without issue.
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Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
Think of this as the way chameleons change color to blend into their surroundings for protection.
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Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
In the middle of this spectrum, a trio of mid-career stylistic chameleons and sometime collaborators — Feid, J Balvin, and Bad Bunny — carefully map out intersecting tastes.
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Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
The Kardashian-Jenner clan are known to be quite the hair chameleons, sometimes debuting a new transformation with every outing.
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Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
29 Jan. 2026
Today, those invaders have been cleared, and more than 100,000 native saplings have grown into a lush forest cover that’s now home to sunbirds, bulbuls, geckos and chameleons.
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Chris Schalkx,
Vogue,
30 Sep. 2025
There will be a piñata and crafting, including Lele dolls, carnival masks and pipe cleaner chameleons.
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Linda McIntosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
This matters because chameleons hunt by ballistically launching their tongues like slingshots, using a tapered bone in their throat as a ramp.
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Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
10 Sep. 2025
The parallels between salamanders and chameleons indicate that the underlying physics does not depend on rare or exotic tissues.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
Think of this as the way chameleons change color to blend into their surroundings for protection.
—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
In the middle of this spectrum, a trio of mid-career stylistic chameleons and sometime collaborators — Feid, J Balvin, and Bad Bunny — carefully map out intersecting tastes.
—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
The Kardashian-Jenner clan are known to be quite the hair chameleons, sometimes debuting a new transformation with every outing.
—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
29 Jan. 2026
Today, those invaders have been cleared, and more than 100,000 native saplings have grown into a lush forest cover that’s now home to sunbirds, bulbuls, geckos and chameleons.
—
Chris Schalkx,
Vogue,
30 Sep. 2025
There will be a piñata and crafting, including Lele dolls, carnival masks and pipe cleaner chameleons.
—
Linda McIntosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
This matters because chameleons hunt by ballistically launching their tongues like slingshots, using a tapered bone in their throat as a ramp.
—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
10 Sep. 2025
The parallels between salamanders and chameleons indicate that the underlying physics does not depend on rare or exotic tissues.
—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chameleons
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Some residents allege illnesses like Ebola are elevated by opportunists trying to profit.
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As pressure mounts to identify the gunman, opportunists emerge from every corner, eager to exploit the chaos and dismantle the empire Madam fought to build.
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The Zoo will offer special entertainment programming such as concerts, dance competitions, trampoline shows, parades featuring life-size animal puppets and acrobats and interactive presentations on animals from around the world.
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Skilled acrobats and aerialists are required to act.
Noun
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Over in the outlet, there are Prime Day sales on gardening supplies, leaf blowers, trimmers, bird baths, outdoor loungers, solar lights, and more—and from some of your favorite brands, too.
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The trimmers even had a joke about it.
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“Chameleons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chameleons. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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