as in transforming
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 metamorphosing
This office has been metamorphosing over time.
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Mishal Husain, Bloomberg, 13 Mar. 2026
Mishal Husain, Bloomberg, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for metamorphosing
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Ted Turner, one of America’s largest private landowners, devoted decades to transforming 3,125 square miles of ranches into conservation laboratories across six states.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Work transforming the pool with a blue covering is already well underway, meaning the covering would have to be manually removed if efforts to halt the renovation are carried out.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
11 May 2026
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Increasing the density of housing units would mean converting less farmland and could help the project meet vehicle emissions targets.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
6 May 2026
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For the Urban Redevelopment Authority, every penny counts when converting empty offices into housing.—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
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“Metamorphosing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metamorphosing. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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