morph

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 When that group disbanded, Adi Banton morphed into Vybz Kartel. Natalie Meade, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025 The hospital morphs baby into a proper noun and, in doing so, quasi-anthropomorphizes it—human, sure, but on the cusp. Erica Stern june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025 Over the next four years, City’s squad gradually morphed into almost the perfect example of balance. Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 12 June 2025 The comments section morphed into a support group of sorts—full of people venting their frustrations about job market expectations. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for morph
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  • Thankfully, Google Lens transforms your phone into a helpful research assistant, providing information to make your trip enjoyable anywhere in the world.
    Geoff Whitmore, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • Washington Post President Donald Trump is accelerating efforts to transform the federal workforce into one that demands and rewards loyalty to him.
    Brit Morse, Fortune, 17 June 2025
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  • The virus has mutated substantially on the mainland, on the other side of the causeway connecting the humans’ new island home.
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 June 2025
  • What began as a promising movement to democratize market access has mutated into a profit-extraction engine dressed up in UX and buzzwords.
    Daniel Schlaepfer, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

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“Morph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morph. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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