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metamorphosis

[met-uh-mawr-fuh-sis] / ˌmɛt əˈmɔr fə sɪs /


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While in school he attended Episcopal chapel; he completed his metamorphosis by marrying the scion of a prominent Milwaukee family that was established in colonial Virginia in the 17th century.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Sean Combs is one of these moments that should be understood as a marker in this metamorphosis.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2025

Jack Milne, heroic at the heart of an Aberdeen defence that performed a miraculous metamorphosis from mistake-ridden chumps to hugely resilient champs.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

"Hacks" has carved out a special spotlight for DJ’s growth over the past four seasons, and Olson has brought a light pathos to her character’s metamorphosis.

From Salon • May 16, 2025

The caterpillar and the butterfly carry precisely the same genome—but gene regulation enables the metamorphosis of one into the other.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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