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becomes

VERB

evolve into

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come develop into grow into turn into

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convert incline mature metamorphose shift wax

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alter to assume form of be converted to be reduced to be reformed be remodeled be transformed into change into come to be emerge as eventually be pass into ripen into turn out

Antonyms

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remain stagnate

VERB

enhance

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belong to

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accord adorn agree augment display embellish enrich fit flatter garnish grace harmonize heighten match ornament suit

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be appropriate go together go with make handsome set off

Antonyms

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decrease disagree hurt leave plain mar oppose refuse uglify withhold

Example Sentences

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There are a further 201 cases where the cause is still unknown, meaning the number of accidental fatalities is likely to increase as additional information becomes available from coroners.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

As more AI stocks tap public markets to satisfy their vast capital needs, a widely diversified AI portfolio becomes possible.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Everything changes when a candidate becomes a winner, so maybe it would be good for democracy to have an old-fashioned war of ideas in this moment when the future of California holds so many unknowns.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Without assigning a sense of consequence, the money becomes meaningless to the kid, said Matt Chancey, a certified financial planner and founder of Tax Alpha Companies in Florida.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Combine the long-range and short-range perspectives and the result becomes the central paradox of the revolutionary era, which was also the apparently intractable dilemma facing the revolutionary generation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis