chameleon
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What’s inevitably lost is the excitement of watching a single performer act the chameleon, flipping between characters as if changing psychic TV channels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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
"He is a chameleon," said 1994 World Cup winner Leonardo, who worked with Ancelotti at AC Milan and Paris St-Germain both as a player and as an executive.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Not to belabor the reptile references, but Byrne is something of a creative chameleon, moving easily from drama to comedy to horror, film to television to stage and back again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
If she could startle the chameleon just enough, he might show his real face, and V might be able to foil any chameleon-like schemes he’d been hatching.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
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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
Through lockdown we had about 25 animals at home, including meerkats and chameleons.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2024
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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Amazing Animals, A-Z
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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