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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The low cost and easy availability of all the necessary components means that drones can mutate fast, and any evolutionary successes – like fiber drones, which went from nothing to battle-winners in a year – may spread rapidly.
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Wen: The SARS-CoV-2 virus is constantly mutating, and it’s entirely expected that there will be new variants.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
As nearly a dozen publicity veterans told me, somewhere along the line, the press rounds mutated into something unruly.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 May 2025
Like the billowing, mutating cloud behind them, the dancers keep forming group and individual shapes, no sooner glimpsed than dissolved.
—Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Wen: The SARS-CoV-2 virus is constantly mutating, and it’s entirely expected that there will be new variants.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
As nearly a dozen publicity veterans told me, somewhere along the line, the press rounds mutated into something unruly.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 May 2025
Like the billowing, mutating cloud behind them, the dancers keep forming group and individual shapes, no sooner glimpsed than dissolved.
—Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutate. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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