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metamorphosis

noun

ˌme-tə-ˈmȯr-fə-səs

Definition of metamorphosis

as in transformation

a change in form, appearance, or use the metamorphosis of caterpillars into butterflies the metamorphosis of the abandoned factory into a mixed-use property

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Recent Examples of metamorphosis Set against the backdrops of New York and Los Angeles from the late 2000s through the 2020s, the novel navigates the uncertain metamorphosis of contemporary adulthood. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 Cocoon arrives with the promise of something like a metamorphosis or rebirth, an increasingly familiar proposition from Yeat. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026 Butterflies in Arizona are insects that go through a process called complete metamorphosis. — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Since my incarceration nearly six months ago, my metamorphosis has accelerated with new meaning. — Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for metamorphosis

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For her own transformation into Highsmith, the costuming was of immense importance.

— Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
Even during our current era of innovation and technological transformation, today’s kitchen looks remarkably similar to the one Schütte-Lihotzky designed 100 years earlier.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of transformation

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So Nvidia and some of its largest customers proposed a new design, skipping several conversions and distributing power inside the building not through typical AC but through DC, the native form the chips want anyway.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Angels Stadium in Anaheim's 1998 conversion cut 19,076 seats, while Miami's Hard Rock Stadium cut 10,692 in its remodel in 2015–16.

— Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

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