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becomes

VERB

evolve into

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come develop into grow into turn into

STRONG

convert incline mature metamorphose shift wax

WEAK

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

STRONG

remain stagnate

VERB

enhance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belong to

STRONG

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

WEAK

be appropriate go together go with make handsome set off

Antonyms

STRONG

decrease disagree hurt leave plain mar oppose refuse uglify withhold

Example Sentences

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The case asks whether the Fourth Amendment still means what Americans think it means as surveillance becomes automated, invisible, and broad enough to treat entire groups of ordinary people as searchable by default.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

She can’t use nebulizers for his treatment when he becomes seriously congested.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

He says the Palace "don't investigate it, or should I say we don't investigate it, that is done by Scotland Yard. And I tell you now it then becomes number one priority."

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Mary, on the other hand, is a clumsy bird who, in Hadlow’s telling, becomes a perfectly capable duckling swimming fiercely amid a bevy of swans.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

‘Who knows? People were frightened, and when people are frightened, rumor becomes truth.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver