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morph

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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 Cars started morphing into computers in the 1970s, when new emissions standards made electronic systems necessary to manage ignition and fuel injection. — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026 An iceberg viewed from one side could morph into a completely different form as the ship sailed past it. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026 This was an excellent example of poise, accuracy and seeing the coverage morph. — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 The architecture morphs into a tangled digital knot that only expensive crisis engineers can untangle. — Ihor Hamal, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for morph

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Under his leadership, CME transformed from a floor-trading exchange into a global derivatives giant.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The mood of the season was taking a very pragmatic and utilitarian item, and transforming it into something much more decorative and fashun.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2026

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The Clash’s original line-up soldiered on until 1982, by which time punk rock had mutated into post-punk and new wave.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 23 Aug. 2026
Of these, 16 of them proved to be viable and able to kill certain strains of Escherichia coli—including strains of the bacterium that had mutated to be resistant to the original reference genome of ΦX174.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026

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