as in to transform
to take on a different shape, appearance, or state
When it emerged from its chrysalis, the caterpillar had morphed into a striking butterfly.
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Recent Examples of morph
Randle is the biggest reason Minnesota has morphed into a clutch-time monster in these playoffs.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
Las Vegas casinos are betting on tighter budgets for their operations as a post-pandemic boom slows and morphs into a trickle of layoffs.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2025
What exactly Trump’s tariff scheme is supposed to achieve in the first place seems to morph every day.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
To watch that morph into pure earnestness is so awesome and moving and funny.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 May 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
Las Vegas casinos are betting on tighter budgets for their operations as a post-pandemic boom slows and morphs into a trickle of layoffs.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2025
What exactly Trump’s tariff scheme is supposed to achieve in the first place seems to morph every day.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
To watch that morph into pure earnestness is so awesome and moving and funny.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for morph
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morph
Verb
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Fungi transform materials that plants and animals otherwise wouldn’t be able to use to their benefit.—
Lauren Oster,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 May 2025
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The Kazakh Uranium Supply The race toward the AI future is transforming geopolitics.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Verb
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Some pieces were padded to create an alien-like dropped and mutated proposition.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
25 Mar. 2025
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The Moment gives an inside look at the inner workings of the music industry and explores how subculture is mutated by commercial success.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Morph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morph. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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