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
Villa’s on-field metamorphosis has been propelled by big spending off it.
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Eggs hatch in the early spring, spend a few months as larvae before undergoing metamorphosis, and emerge as adults in July.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
Cricket, once heralded as a gentleman’s game, has undergone a profound metamorphosis over the past century, dismantling barriers, embracing diversity, and extending its reach across both gender and geography.
—Priya Oberoi, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
No, or, well, yes, unless Plague has undergone a complete metamorphosis, which is possible but not likely.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Eggs hatch in the early spring, spend a few months as larvae before undergoing metamorphosis, and emerge as adults in July.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
Cricket, once heralded as a gentleman’s game, has undergone a profound metamorphosis over the past century, dismantling barriers, embracing diversity, and extending its reach across both gender and geography.
—Priya Oberoi, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
No, or, well, yes, unless Plague has undergone a complete metamorphosis, which is possible but not likely.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metamorphosis
Noun
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Coca-Cola used the campaign to create new momentum around digital transformation.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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To a certain extent, The Darjeeling Limited is an unseemly act of spiritual tourism, no better than Eat Pray Love or countless other films about privileged white Americans turning a foreign landscape into the site of their holistic transformation.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
7 June 2025
Noun
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The adapter has four regional plug options for U.S. E.U., U.K. and Australasia conversion heads.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The influencer pop sphere is, mathematically, a graveyard with more misfires than successful conversions of internet cachet into hit parades.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
6 June 2025
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“Metamorphosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metamorphosis. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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