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becomes

VERB

evolve into

Synonyms

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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

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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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Cancer becomes more common with age and is often harder to treat in older adults.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Once that rule is internalized, it spreads and becomes the new norm.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

“The question is whether ‘looking through’ becomes a principled framework or simply a way to down-weight inconvenient inflation prints when needed,” said Trezzi.

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

One fission becomes two, then four, eight, sixteen, and thirty-two.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland