metamorphosis
Example Sentences
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All over the city, you see signs advertising projects sponsored by the Public Investment Fund, the oil-backed sovereign wealth fund overseeing the gargantuan investments in the kingdom’s no-holds-barred metamorphosis.
From Los Angeles Times
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.
These metamorphoses are far more compelling and convincing than the psychological evolution of the story’s central character.
From Washington Post
“My work touches on the nuances of family, self-love, self-preservation, actualization and metamorphosis.”
From New York Times
Curious metamorphoses carry the listener from the bureaucratic absurdities of the Soviet era to the bizarre, winner-take-all ethos of late stage capitalism.
From Seattle Times
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