as in opportunist
a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions
at the summer resort he acquired a reputation as a social chameleon—someone who could be whatever his hosts wanted him to be
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Recent Examples of chameleon
For that matter, most critics are aesthetic chameleons.
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Their eye-catching colors and innovative designs transform neckwear into versatile wardrobe staples, proving that ties are chameleons of fashion.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Miley Cyrus is one of Hollywood's biggest hair chameleons.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Nova, the chameleon, has vibrant colors and lifelike movements that will provide endless hours of imaginative play.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Their eye-catching colors and innovative designs transform neckwear into versatile wardrobe staples, proving that ties are chameleons of fashion.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Miley Cyrus is one of Hollywood's biggest hair chameleons.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Nova, the chameleon, has vibrant colors and lifelike movements that will provide endless hours of imaginative play.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for chameleon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chameleon
Noun
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While opportunist conservatives frame trans participation in sports as an urgent issue, transgender athletes make up less than half of 1 percent of high school competitors.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Bootleg merch and non-commercial use Riles & Company has been known to aggressively defend its trademarks by taking legal action against opportunist entrepreneurs hawking unauthorized three-peat products.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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When the Museum of Old Newbury purchased the weathercock from the First Religious Society of Newburyport in 2018, the presumption was the vane was made by either Shem Drowne or his son Thomas.—
Maysoon Khan,
BostonGlobe.com,
1 Aug. 2019
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When a new meeting house was erected on Pleasant Street in 1801, the weathercock went with it.—
Maysoon Khan,
BostonGlobe.com,
1 Aug. 2019
Noun
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But Monfils, tennis acrobat and magician, did the math.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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The movie perks up when Michael Keaton and Eva Green arrive as a ruthless impresario and his sensitive acrobat girlfriend, and Burton envisions his obvious Disneyland analog as a capitalist hellscape.—
Josh Bell,
Vulture,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Chameleon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chameleon. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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