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chameleon

[kuh-mee-lee-uhn, -meel-yuhn] / kəˈmi li ən, -ˈmil yən /
NOUN
inconstant person
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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

He returned as leader of Bhumjaithai, a party that has proved something of a political chameleon, joining several government coalitions.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

David was a political chameleon who nimbly navigated a volatile epoch while remaining an artist of the highest professionalism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

The oldest known chameleon fossils date to the early Miocene, about 16 to 23 million years ago, long after many of their arboreal adaptations had appeared.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2025

He found Francisco the Man, like a monolithic chameleon, sitting in the midst of a circle of bystanders.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez



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