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 takeaway of that exercise was that Robinson’s opus would morph into a feature.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Personas change, and Van Der Beek has morphed into a self-aware celebrity who gets how mockable some of his early acting roles were.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
The approach allows a single sheet of material to perform multiple functions at once, including adaptive camouflage, information encryption and decryption, and shape morphing.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
Several shops have morphed into quasi-relief sites, providing aid to city residents and people protesting the crackdown in addition to their regular trade.
—Connor Greene, Time, 6 Feb. 2026
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Personas change, and Van Der Beek has morphed into a self-aware celebrity who gets how mockable some of his early acting roles were.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
The approach allows a single sheet of material to perform multiple functions at once, including adaptive camouflage, information encryption and decryption, and shape morphing.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
Several shops have morphed into quasi-relief sites, providing aid to city residents and people protesting the crackdown in addition to their regular trade.
—Connor Greene, Time, 6 Feb. 2026
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Since the late 1980s, South Korea has transformed into a robust democracy, with regular protests, free speech, fair elections and peaceful transfers of power.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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His aim is to enhance and prolong the existential beauty of flowers by transforming them into artistic expressions and unique works of art.—
Kelly Wetherille,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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In the mid-’90s, scientists found a handful of cystic-fibrosis carriers who lacked vas deferens, despite only one of their CFTR copies being mutated.—
Roxanne Khamsi,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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In the games, the virus is used as a type of biological warfare that can mutate those exposed to it.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Morph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morph. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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