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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What started as an impromptu group of professional side musicians in Nashville jamming weekly at Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge in nearby Madison has morphed into a hardscrabble touring act of its own that made a headlining appearance at the Ryman Auditorium earlier this month.
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Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
What started as a losing streak has quickly morphed into a pressure cooker.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 27 July 2025
Microsoft’s controversial u-turn on Windows 10’s end of life has morphed into a free update offer, whereby the problem for 700 million users is postponed.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Just after the clock struck midnight as Thursday night faded into Friday morning, the Texas House morphed into something of a graveyard.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
What started as a losing streak has quickly morphed into a pressure cooker.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 27 July 2025
Microsoft’s controversial u-turn on Windows 10’s end of life has morphed into a free update offer, whereby the problem for 700 million users is postponed.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Just after the clock struck midnight as Thursday night faded into Friday morning, the Texas House morphed into something of a graveyard.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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The film, about a Belarusian model dreaming of a career in China, slowly transforms into a love story between two outsiders.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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After being released from his first WWE contract, McIntyre had to completely reinvent himself on the independent circuit, transforming his body and his character to earn a second chance.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Today, nearly all of the world’s polio cases — mostly in Africa and the Middle East — are mutated viruses from the oral vaccine, except for Afghanistan and Pakistan.—
Riazat Butt,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Plus, the coronavirus is constantly mutating, producing new versions that have been able to evade immune protection from vaccination or previous infection.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
24 July 2025
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“Morph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morph. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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