metamorphosis
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That's not what we would expect to see in amphibians, whose metamorphosis from tadpoles into adults includes much more dramatic rearranging and development of organs and limbs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Monday, the entire room will undergo a dramatic metamorphosis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 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
If my head had been down I would have missed Mr. Taylor’s metamorphosis.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
"Just like butterflies, corals also undergo different metamorphoses and stages."
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2025
Notably, music emerges as the most honest vehicle for them to bond over, and as the cinematic element that most closely parallels Freddie’s metamorphoses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
In a book about death, it’s not surprising that Davis is fixated on metamorphoses and thresholds.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
Phelps was thoroughly scientific about education — her botany text explains inflorescence, the classification of trillium, and the theory of metamorphoses of the organs of plants — but nature also inspired her.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2021
In fact, some scientists believe that Maria may have been the only person to record the metamorphoses of many species in Surinam that have since become extinct.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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