Examples of mutate in a Sentence
a disease that mutates genes in humans
a group of mutated genes
Over time, her feelings mutated from hatred into love.
opera singers mutating into pop stars
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Over evolutionary time, this theory goes, one of those copies mutated and evolved to give rise to a second photosystem that uses oxygen to harvest energy more efficiently.
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Quanta Magazine, 10 June 2026
In the work, every time there was a tremor, the landscape would mutate, almost accelerating from summer to autumn and back again.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 10 June 2026
As long as Wembanyama continues to mutate, San Antonio will stick.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Both variants cause very similar symptoms, even though the virus is known to mutate rapidly, Yancey said.
—NBC news, 29 May 2026
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Quanta Magazine, 10 June 2026
In the work, every time there was a tremor, the landscape would mutate, almost accelerating from summer to autumn and back again.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 10 June 2026
As long as Wembanyama continues to mutate, San Antonio will stick.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Both variants cause very similar symptoms, even though the virus is known to mutate rapidly, Yancey said.
—NBC news, 29 May 2026
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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