as in transformations
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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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 metamorphoses
Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
My son had to work to follow Jack’s metamorphoses, to track the relationship between the spells and their consequences.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
His fingerprints are all over the 21st-century Big Inventive Novel, with its sentient raindrops (Elif Shafak), its melodramatic families (Kiran Desai), its metamorphoses of race (Mohsin Hamid) and history (Marlon James).
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
My son had to work to follow Jack’s metamorphoses, to track the relationship between the spells and their consequences.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
The Tale of Genji ’s early chapters are rooted in fairy-tale monogatari, but the book soon metamorphoses into its own strange thing, a courtly romance that follows Prince Genji over his half century of life, and then, after Genji’s death, takes up the lives of the next generation.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for metamorphoses
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This season, the biggest haircut trends aren’t about dramatic, impulsive transformations.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
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Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar are engaged in historic national transformations aimed at diversification, investment, and global integration.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
semafor.com,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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While millions will pack Hard Rock Stadium for matches, a 1,033-acre natural park sits between North Beach and Sunny Isles Beach, offering exactly the kind of unexpected discovery that transforms a sports trip into something more memorable.—
Taylor Haught,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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Hiram Johnson High School’s Law Academy student program transforms teenagers, according an assistant principal at the school.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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In the long run, Paul expects the air freight side of the business to benefit from sea-to-air conversions, which were a tool used often when the Red Sea crisis was at its peak throughout 2024.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Mar. 2026
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Stop the warehouse conversions to concentration camps.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The gut converts compounds in pomegranate into urolithin A, which supports mitochondrial repair and longevity.—
Hannah Coates,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2026
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Your body converts beta-carotene into vitamin A as needed, so this powerful plant compound can indirectly support vision, skin health, and immune function.—
Caitlin Beale,
Health,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Metamorphoses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metamorphoses. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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