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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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Wormholes aren’t necessary: the bridge is temporal, not spatial — and the Big Bang becomes a gateway, not a beginning.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Cabbage becomes slaw, stir-fry, soup or salad depending on the mood and the state of the week.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

With Kevin Warsh taking hold of the Fed’s reins, he becomes just the 10th chair of the U.S. central bank since 1948 and just the third in the past 20 years.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

He has learned that “the pain of loss becomes something of transcendent beauty.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Expression– begins slow and soft, gradually becomes louder and faster.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin