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
As the Austin air (attempts) to chill in December, Nickel City morphs once again, this time into a cozy, slightly off-kilter Christmas bar.
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Berrios was interested in looking at all the ways love and connection have morphed in today, with constant distractions and digital overload.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
Over time, the concept can morph into self-sacrifice.
—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Cars morphed into the sides of houses, and humanoid figures, purported to be inter-dimensional travelers, moved in ways that defied anatomy.
—ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Berrios was interested in looking at all the ways love and connection have morphed in today, with constant distractions and digital overload.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
Over time, the concept can morph into self-sacrifice.
—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Cars morphed into the sides of houses, and humanoid figures, purported to be inter-dimensional travelers, moved in ways that defied anatomy.
—ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morph
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One proposal being out forward by the experts is to transform the DGCA into an independent, oversight body along the lines of U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority.—
Vasuki Shastry,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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The effort is following in the footsteps of the Lake Effect project that was launched in 2013 and brought around 40 artists to the Miller Beach Arts & Creative District to transform 19 walls and alleys into canvases.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2025
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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.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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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
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“Morph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morph. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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