metamorphosing

verb

present participle of metamorphose
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 For decades, biologists thought that early tetrapods, ancient vertebrates that started conquering the land over 300 million years ago, developed like modern amphibians—beginning their lives as purely aquatic tadpoles and then metamorphosing into terrestrial adults. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026 This office has been metamorphosing over time. — Mishal Husain, Bloomberg, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for metamorphosing
  1. transforming
  2. converting
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  • Inspired by Tintoretto’s Mercury and the Graces, Chan reimagines the Three Graces as abstract forms while transforming Mercury into planetary and sculptural imagery.
    — Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Across the country, camp fees have risen sharply, transforming what was once a middle-class rite of passage into a major household expense.
    — Melissa Petro, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026
Definition of transforming
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  • The Atlanta City Council voted 11-1 to direct the Department of Aviation to commission a study to look at the possibility of converting to the private security model, Fox 5 Atlanta reported in May.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
  • The instinct most change-makers follow is to spend their energy converting the hostile 10%.
    — Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of converting

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