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metamorphose

[met-uh-mawr-fohz, -fohs] / ˌmɛt əˈmɔr foʊz, -foʊs /


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Lightbox portraits metamorphose into 18th-century figures with stories to tell.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

As in, they'll be so desperate to keep the series alive in Melbourne on Saturday they'll metamorphose into a team of belligerence and belief - a band of brothers who will blow the Lions away.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2025

Previous studies had found that smooth muscle cells metamorphose into different types of cells inside these atherosclerotic plaques and multiply to make up most cells within the plaques.

From Science Daily May 1, 2024

The axolotl is one of four central Mexico species that rarely, if ever, metamorphose in the wild.

From Science Magazine May 8, 2023

She will metamorphose into a wife or consort and raise faerie children who will adore and outlive her.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

"Just like butterflies, corals also undergo different metamorphoses and stages."

From BBC Jul. 22, 2025

Notably, music emerges as the most honest vehicle for them to bond over, and as the cinematic element that most closely parallels Freddie’s metamorphoses.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 1, 2022

Ms. Cheney’s journey is one of the most remarkable metamorphoses of the Trump era.

From New York Times Nov. 1, 2022

Phelps was thoroughly scientific about education — her botany text explains inflorescence, the classification of trillium, and the theory of metamorphoses of the organs of plants — but nature also inspired her.

From Washington Post Dec. 21, 2021

Fortunately, today’s scientists, historians, and art collectors have rediscovered and acknowledged her work for what it is: amazingly beautiful, accurate portrayals of insect metamorphoses and ecosystems.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

What was once a cottage industry of such training has metamorphosed, with nearly every multifamily office, bank and peer-membership group offering its own version.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

The musicians metamorphosed into their final form: Adopting the name Black Sabbath, after a low-budget Boris Karloff film of the same name, they started writing lyrics that dabbled in death, black magic and mental illness.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2025

"These metamorphosed sedimentary rocks that have melted and produced granites that concentrate uranium and thorium are like black box flight recorders that record pressure and temperature," Smye said.

From Science Daily May 8, 2024

The surface of Venus, meanwhile, is hot enough to melt lead—hot enough that McSween thinks most of its surface rock should have metamorphosed.

From National Geographic Oct. 12, 2023

The imp instantly metamorphosed into a plump fairy with coppery wings.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

"In the last 30 years my ideas around loss have been in a continuous state of metamorphosing," she writes.

From Salon Apr. 5, 2024

Conversely, Earth’s ferrous nucleus may have a metamorphosing surface, twisting any seismic waves that pierce it.

From New York Times Jan. 23, 2023

Ten years apart, the changes to his free-kick technique demonstrated how Bale could transform his game over the course of a stellar career; a player of rare - and metamorphosing - quality.

From BBC Nov. 16, 2022

Peterson’s production — duskily lighted by Peter Maradudin on a quickly metamorphosing set by Myung Hee Cho and featuring a coordinated ensemble that grasps the feeling underlying the drama — has a discreet efficiency.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 29, 2019

We can never let up; we scramble our way through one civilization after another, metamorphosing, sprouting tools and cities everywhere, and all the time new words keep tumbling out.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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