as in opportunist
a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions at the summer resort he acquired a reputation as a social chameleon—someone who could be whatever his hosts wanted him to be

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Recent Examples of chameleon To longtime observers, however, Fetterman has always been a bit of a chameleon. Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025 For that matter, most critics are aesthetic chameleons. Jesse Green, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025 Their eye-catching colors and innovative designs transform neckwear into versatile wardrobe staples, proving that ties are chameleons of fashion. Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 Miley Cyrus is one of Hollywood's biggest hair chameleons. Michelle Lee, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chameleon 
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Noun
  • With the landscape so distorted by the high rollers and opportunists, many displaced by the Palisades fire don’t even stand a chance on the West Side.
    Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The higher-than-average incomes of people forced to leave their homes there appear to have tempted opportunists, who see a chance to make money from others' misery.
    CBS News, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • When the Museum of Old Newbury purchased the weathercock from the First Religious Society of Newburyport in 2018, the presumption was the vane was made by either Shem Drowne or his son Thomas.
    Maysoon Khan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2019
  • When a new meeting house was erected on Pleasant Street in 1801, the weathercock went with it.
    Maysoon Khan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2019
Noun
  • Every Business Is Now In Show Business Picture this: 45,000 people from 140 countries, hanging out in downtown San Francisco with Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson and Pink, who is literally swinging like an acrobat across the crowd.
    Martin Kihn, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • But Monfils, tennis acrobat and magician, did the math.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025

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“Chameleon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chameleon. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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