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 20 years ago as a fancy fundraiser for the cultural programs Montalvo Arts Center brings to the community has morphed into a showcase of the diverse culinary and winemaking talent that surrounds us in the Bay Area.
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Laura Ness, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Over the decades, the Sundance Film festival morphed from a classics and good-for-you granola film showcase to a vital hub in indie distribution, serving as a gatekeeper and exhibition platform for filmmakers and a farm system for emerging talent heading for Hollywood.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2025
Gaudí’s structure is a head-spinning mixture of morphing geometrical forms, many inspired by nature.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
In possession, City’s 4-3-3 morphed into a shape akin to a 3-1-3-3, with Nico O’Reilly or Jeremy Doku roaming inside the pitch.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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Laura Ness, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Over the decades, the Sundance Film festival morphed from a classics and good-for-you granola film showcase to a vital hub in indie distribution, serving as a gatekeeper and exhibition platform for filmmakers and a farm system for emerging talent heading for Hollywood.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2025
Gaudí’s structure is a head-spinning mixture of morphing geometrical forms, many inspired by nature.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
In possession, City’s 4-3-3 morphed into a shape akin to a 3-1-3-3, with Nico O’Reilly or Jeremy Doku roaming inside the pitch.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morph
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Such a reclassification can transform a modest interest receipt into a complicated and expensive dispute with the tax authorities.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Advanced computational algorithms then combine these multiple perspectives to reconstruct a detailed 3D image, offering a compact and efficient approach to high-resolution imaging that could transform how researchers study complex structures.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Viruses can mutate to escape from antibodies, but the mRNA vaccines are not causing the emergence of more virulent strains, likely for at least two reasons.—
Deborah Fuller,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Viruses can mutate to escape from antibodies, but the mRNA vaccines are not causing the emergence of more virulent strains, likely for at least two reasons.—
Deborah Fuller,
The Conversation,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Morph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morph. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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