metamorphosis
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While in school he attended Episcopal chapel; he completed his metamorphosis by marrying the scion of a prominent Milwaukee family that was established in colonial Virginia in the 17th century.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Sean Combs is one of these moments that should be understood as a marker in this metamorphosis.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2025
"Hacks" has carved out a special spotlight for DJ’s growth over the past four seasons, and Olson has brought a light pathos to her character’s metamorphosis.
From Salon • May 16, 2025
The resulting piece was a pair of butterfly wings braided into her hair intended to symbolize her recent metamorphosis.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025
The caterpillar and the butterfly carry precisely the same genome—but gene regulation enables the metamorphosis of one into the other.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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