as in transformed
to change in form, appearance, or use
a science fiction story in which radiation metamorphoses people into giant bugs
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Recent Examples of metamorphosed
The show that began as a bottom-up look at the cutthroat world of finance has metamorphosed into something more dismal.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
The pressure and heat of deep burial and tectonic events over eons have transformed the silt into a hard metamorphic rock, and the microbial carbon in it has metamorphosed into graphite.
—Howard Lee, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
The pressure and heat of deep burial and tectonic events over eons have transformed the silt into a hard metamorphic rock, and the microbial carbon in it has metamorphosed into graphite.
—Howard Lee, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for metamorphosed
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And the player base itself has transformed.—
Steve Skinner,
Sportico.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The deaths of Pretti and Renee Good on January 7 have transformed the heated national debate on immigration enforcement.—
Whitney Wild,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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In being converted into a hotel, the Renaissance-style mansion has been redesigned brick to brick, its interiors filled with a myriad decorative flourishes.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Outside the cell, the ATP is converted into adenosine, which acts on neurons — in this case, by exciting neurons that inhibit swimming and suppressing swim neurons.—
Ingrid Wickelgren,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Metamorphosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metamorphosed. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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