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morph

verb

Definition of 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 The camaraderie morphed into friendship, and changed how Truncale approaches such gatherings. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026 What began as Israel’s military response to Hamas’s brutal attack on October 7 quickly morphed into one of the most destructive military campaigns against civilians in modern times. — Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026 The rocket’s plume with the rising sun over the horizon created a morphing bluish-orange cloud as the tiny points of light of the first and upper stage separated. — Richard Tribou, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026 The morphing nebula from Tuesday morning’s launch was the result of a SpaceX Falcon 9 flight to resupply the International Space Station. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for morph

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David Roche, a veteran strategist at Quantum Strategy & Geonomics, said the Arctic's importance lies less in its potential to transform global shipping than in the deepening economic dependence between Russia and China.

— Lee Ying Shan,Matthew Tan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Her refusal to be silent enabled her to transform her personal story into a global movement for justice.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026

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Bobby remained on the trial for 29 weeks before his cancer mutated and began to evade the treatment.

— STAT Staff, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026
In mink, the dairy strain of bird flu may have found a much better host for mutating into a human flu, because mink airways have an abundance of the type of cell receptors in people’s throats and noses that are a common pathway for infection.

— Nat Lash, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2026

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