metamorphosed

past tense of metamorphose

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Recent Examples of metamorphosed In the space of eight years, Tems has metamorphosed from one-to-watch to global megastar. Riann Phillip, Vogue, 15 July 2026 What was once an eye-catching clique of wayward teens bathed in purple hues has metamorphosed into a barren hellscape rife with drug-smuggling cartels, pistol-packin’ pimps, sugar daddies with mummification kinks and online streamers. Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 May 2026 The show that began as a bottom-up look at the cutthroat world of finance has metamorphosed into something more dismal. 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
Verb
  • Donyell Malen seems to have been transformed from decent winger into prime Marco van Basten since arriving in Rome from Aston Villa last season, so if that remarkable form continues, Gian Piero Gasperini’s side could well surprise a few people.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Raj’s time with the circuit was cut short; the domestic teams ultimately folded as the league transformed into NFL Europe, but by then, the kids had caught the bug.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Dutchman, converted from a defensive midfielder into a right-back, is another player on a damagingly long casualty list who is ruled out until after the international break.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.
    Anthony Izaguirre, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

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“Metamorphosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metamorphosed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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