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chameleon

[kuh-mee-lee-uhn, -meel-yuhn] / kəˈmi li ən, -ˈmil jən /
NOUN
inconstant person
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“Even if they don’t necessarily like the movie or the character, they know that it’s something that I really loved and that I could chameleon myself into rather than just a paycheck.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Tromp was photographing a Namaqua chameleon in the Namib Desert when the wind suddenly intensified, bringing a sandstorm that quickly reduced visibility and made breathing difficult.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

Researchers describe MoOCl2 as a kind of optical "chameleon."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

I could already see that Nazario was a chameleon.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

These chameleons are desert specialists and can obtain moisture directly from the air.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

Panaroli reasoned that the absence of this crossing granted chameleons greater freedom of eye movement.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 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

When chameleons change color, they change the way the iridophore cells are organized to affect how light reflects off their skin.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste


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