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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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The staging could do without the underscoring that becomes heavy-handed in the play’s later stages.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

“It becomes a question of, is this positive guidance being over-rewarded in the market?”

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Poultry litter only becomes available when chicken houses are cleaned, not necessarily when a farmer needs it, said Maples.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

“My biggest fear is that learning becomes an imitation of learning,” Indrek Lillemägi, principal of Tallinn Pelgulinna State high school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

It is here that the story of the score sheet becomes cloudy.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady