Thesaurus results for MORPH

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 Taylor Swift has officially morphed into a football girlie, ever since becoming the ultimate WAG of the NFL. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2026 The film shows how flamenco has often swallowed disruption whole only to morph itself anew. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026 This is somewhat detrimental to the development of Karen, since cutting back and forth interrupts the flow of her epistolary relationship with Wilson, whose stories morph into intimate letters. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 After his home run, cheers of his name morphed into one calling for the dismissal of Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns. — Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for morph

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The role required Cruise to transform with prosthetics (including a fat suit and thinning white hair) and a put-on Southern accent, but, mostly, the absurdist satire demanded his full acting range.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
There is a hard cap at both the league and team level, and the cap, which was introduced in 2005, has transformed the profit profile of owning a team, particularly in conjunction with the NHL’s revenue-sharing system.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of transform

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Nowadays, the concept has mutated into something more like a full RV kitchen without the RV (or outside the RV), sometimes packed into a box burly enough to survive an active war zone.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
But sometimes, a single one of these letters will mutate, swapping an A for a G, for instance.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

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