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chameleon

[kuh-mee-lee-uhn, -meel-yuhn] / kəˈmi li ən, -ˈmil jən /
NOUN
inconstant person
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The years since the publication of “Hillbilly Elegy” demonstrated that Vance is, at his heart, an opportunist and a chameleon.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2026

"He is a chameleon," said 1994 World Cup winner Leonardo, who worked with Ancelotti at AC Milan and Paris St-Germain both as a player and as an executive.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

And then there’s literary chameleon Silvia Moreno-Garcia, who slips into a dark and steamy tale steeped in the tropes of James M. Cain, recent Mexican history and telenovelas.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

David was a political chameleon who nimbly navigated a volatile epoch while remaining an artist of the highest professionalism.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 29, 2025

He was one of those rare kids who could move in pretty much any crowd, a regular teenage chameleon who in theory everyone should have hated.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

On a recent visit, it was hard to decide what was more surreal: the carved statues of snails, chameleons and turtles that decorate the church’s exterior or the circuslike scene around it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

To update the classification of nose chameleons, the team applied a museomics approach, a method that allows scientists to extract DNA from long-preserved museum specimens.

From Science Daily Dec. 13, 2025

We view ourselves as chameleons, because we want to be ourselves, but we want to play to the audience.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2025

"The thing I am saddest about leaving behind was my five pet chameleons," the 26-year-old said.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2023

It is a misconception that chameleons can blend into their background at will.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste



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