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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The question, obviously, is whether the Leafs have the type of personnel to make a Panthers-like metamorphosis.
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Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
The remains, uncovered in January 2020 and described in the journal Nature on Wednesday, shed light on the history of frog metamorphosis.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
For the hundreds gathered in the Lancaster, Pa., hotel ballroom, Musk’s leap had become a symbol of his MAGA metamorphosis.
—Eric Cortellessa / Lancaster, TIME, 27 Oct. 2024
After weeks or months, these larvae undergo a process of metamorphosis, which see the tadpoles change into frogs—growing legs, lungs to breathe on land, changing mouthparts to eat meat rather than plants, and shrinking and absorbing their tail.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
The remains, uncovered in January 2020 and described in the journal Nature on Wednesday, shed light on the history of frog metamorphosis.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
For the hundreds gathered in the Lancaster, Pa., hotel ballroom, Musk’s leap had become a symbol of his MAGA metamorphosis.
—Eric Cortellessa / Lancaster, TIME, 27 Oct. 2024
After weeks or months, these larvae undergo a process of metamorphosis, which see the tadpoles change into frogs—growing legs, lungs to breathe on land, changing mouthparts to eat meat rather than plants, and shrinking and absorbing their tail.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for metamorphosis
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“Metamorphosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metamorphosis. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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