Becoming
Becoming adjective - Meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation.
Established and becoming are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Established" instead an adjective "Becoming".
Nearby Words: become, becomingly
Established
Established adjective - Brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established.
Becoming and established are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Becoming" instead an adjective "Established".
Nearby Words: establishment, establishing
Both words in one sentence
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In early editions of Dungeons & Dragons it was customary for mages/wizards to learn by becoming apprentices of established mages/wizards.
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It's established from the beginning that the protagonist is a Jerkass, and becoming more so as she exploits her Reality Warping abilities.
Source: Future Me Scares Me -
First Episode Weirdness: The one of the two rich kids who is later established as "the Jock" boasts of becoming captain of the Chess Club.
Source: Series / Beetleborgs
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