as in transformation
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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Recent Examples of metamorphosis
In fact, it has been observed that when metamorphosis was induced in axolotls, their ability to regenerate was affected, according to a March 2022 study published in Developmental Dynamics.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The scientists removed a gene that controls the production of thyroxine, a hormone that regulates the amphibians’ metamorphosis.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
However, the most dramatic metamorphosis has come from Wes Moore, the governor.
—Yuripzy Morgan, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2025
The ideological metamorphoses Vargas Llosa went through are not so uncommon these days: from the left to the right and vice versa, from peaceful discourse to revolutionary rhetoric, from a democratic stand to the belief in a centralized power and back.
—Ilan Stavans, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The scientists removed a gene that controls the production of thyroxine, a hormone that regulates the amphibians’ metamorphosis.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
However, the most dramatic metamorphosis has come from Wes Moore, the governor.
—Yuripzy Morgan, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2025
The ideological metamorphoses Vargas Llosa went through are not so uncommon these days: from the left to the right and vice versa, from peaceful discourse to revolutionary rhetoric, from a democratic stand to the belief in a centralized power and back.
—Ilan Stavans, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metamorphosis
Noun
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As foundational as that principle remains, the financial services industry is undergoing a transformation that goes well beyond numbers.—
Robert Reiss,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Yet whereas Season 1 examined how a political awakening develops, Season 2 dove further into that transformation’s messy effects.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2025
Noun
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But in certain circumstances, the skin can't keep up with the conversion of sugars on the interior, causing the bananas to split in the process.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
15 May 2025
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That motel conversion will cost over $500,000 per door to build, while the North Sacramento tiny homes will cost about $200,000 to build, according to the city and county staff reports.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2025
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“Metamorphosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metamorphosis. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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