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
On Friday night at the University of San Diego softball field, that goal and expectation morphed into reality.
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Those advocating for a fundamental reset — including Newsom, businesses, cities and counties — say a cottage industry of consultants and attorneys have morphed the claim process to include common ailments such as high blood pressure and toenail fungus.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
The Andy Johnston Service Station (1946) is now the Fan Tang Asian fusion restaurant, Jones Motor Company was converted into M’Tucci’s Bar Roma, and Sam’s 66 Service Station has morphed into the retro 66 Diner.
—Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
Also making an impression towards the end is Mark Duplass as Phil, a scientist from the MRI company Async (fans of the series will recognize it), who now morphing into one trying to assess what the meaning of all this is.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 May 2026
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Those advocating for a fundamental reset — including Newsom, businesses, cities and counties — say a cottage industry of consultants and attorneys have morphed the claim process to include common ailments such as high blood pressure and toenail fungus.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
The Andy Johnston Service Station (1946) is now the Fan Tang Asian fusion restaurant, Jones Motor Company was converted into M’Tucci’s Bar Roma, and Sam’s 66 Service Station has morphed into the retro 66 Diner.
—Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
Also making an impression towards the end is Mark Duplass as Phil, a scientist from the MRI company Async (fans of the series will recognize it), who now morphing into one trying to assess what the meaning of all this is.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 May 2026
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As the area behind Anfield’s Main Stand was transformed into a shrine with thousands of tributes, behind the scenes, sporting director Richard Hughes and Slot spearheaded the club’s response.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Architect Robert Morris-Nunn and his firm Circa retained much of the original factory’s bones, reportedly replacing only four beams, while transforming the site into an upscale art boutique hotel within one of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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New products arrive weekly, existing ones mutate with each model upgrade and the falling cost of building software means that every startup with a large-language model and a pitch deck now claims to be reinventing the category.—
Eilon Reshef,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Things reportedly spiral after a strange signal hidden beneath the city’s subway tunnels begins mutating the station’s broadcasts — and possibly its listeners.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
14 May 2026
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“Morph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morph. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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