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By replacing the mediator with mutant plants, the receiver plants failed to get protection against the stress.—New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2026 Under Paris starred Bérénice Bejo as a marine researcher who must overcome her traumatic past in order to save Paris from a mutant shark (and her offspring) that can live in fresh water and is now terrorizing the city.—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026 Compared to his Mancunian peers, whose output conjured images of decaying industrial plants and mutant discos, this new Durutti Column suggested the domestic.—Brad Shoup, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2026 Today, the market has evolved into something like a mutant combination of art collecting and the stock market.—Clio Chang, Curbed, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mutant
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Etymology
Latin mutant-, mutans, present participle of mutare