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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Viruses can mutate to escape from antibodies, but the mRNA vaccines are not causing the emergence of more virulent strains, likely for at least two reasons.
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Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Viruses can mutate to escape from antibodies, but the mRNA vaccines are not causing the emergence of more virulent strains, likely for at least two reasons.
—Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Among the familiar faces fans will encounter are the heroine, Lucy, the Ghoul, and Maximus, as well as a gaggle of mutating and robotic foes.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
That means that bacteria would have to mutate at two spots at the same time to become resistant to this new drug.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Viruses can mutate to escape from antibodies, but the mRNA vaccines are not causing the emergence of more virulent strains, likely for at least two reasons.
—Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Among the familiar faces fans will encounter are the heroine, Lucy, the Ghoul, and Maximus, as well as a gaggle of mutating and robotic foes.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
That means that bacteria would have to mutate at two spots at the same time to become resistant to this new drug.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutate. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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