as in transformation
a change in form, appearance, or use
the metamorphosis of caterpillars into butterflies the metamorphosis of the abandoned factory into a mixed-use property
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Recent Examples of metamorphosis
He was also recently diagnosed with diabetes, which Darlene believes expedited his metamorphosis.
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Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
And as creatures that grow, adapt and remember, metamorphosis is a puzzle that speaks to us in a very personal way.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
Ruled by Mars and Pluto, Scorpio is a fixed Water sign associated with processes of transformation and metamorphosis.
—Marie Bladt, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
We are designed to have the chemical capacity to go through metamorphosis at any time, any stage in life that can take different shapes and forms.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
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Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
And as creatures that grow, adapt and remember, metamorphosis is a puzzle that speaks to us in a very personal way.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
Ruled by Mars and Pluto, Scorpio is a fixed Water sign associated with processes of transformation and metamorphosis.
—Marie Bladt, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
We are designed to have the chemical capacity to go through metamorphosis at any time, any stage in life that can take different shapes and forms.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for metamorphosis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for metamorphosis
Noun
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Fiction thrives on change, and what bigger, more painful transformation is there than becoming a teenager?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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The definition of transformation is exactly that—caterpillars becoming butterflies.—
Nigel Vaz,
Fortune,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The feds in the last couple years began targeting websites, businesses and individuals who were selling, importing, and exporting machine gun conversion devices.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Hailing from Peking University, the researchers combined two novel devices to match the frequency conversion into a multi-physics-domain architecture.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Metamorphosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metamorphosis. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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