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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In the games, the virus is used as a type of biological warfare that can mutate those exposed to it.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
Measles mutates slowly enough that researchers can in many cases search for essentially the same strain when tracking its movements.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
This discovery will aid researchers in learning how bacteria began to mutate and branch out into various strains that lead to diseases that communicate differently.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Jan. 2026
In the games, the ghost town operates as an ever-mutating mindspace.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
Measles mutates slowly enough that researchers can in many cases search for essentially the same strain when tracking its movements.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
This discovery will aid researchers in learning how bacteria began to mutate and branch out into various strains that lead to diseases that communicate differently.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Jan. 2026
In the games, the ghost town operates as an ever-mutating mindspace.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutate. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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