as in transformed
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 morphed
Trump was last in Iowa ahead of the July 4 holiday to kick off the United States’ upcoming 250th anniversary, which morphed largely into a celebration of his major spending and tax cut package hours after Congress had approved it.
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Seung Min Kim, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Instead, what began as an attempt by Nixon to shore up his right flank by appealing to family values morphed into massive conservative opposition to any government intervention regarding the family.
—Philip Mullins, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
It’s since morphed into returning to road racing, monthly friend meet-ups, and work boundaries.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 27 Jan. 2026
Lines and silhouettes may have morphed over the decades, but her fundamentals remained.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
But now, in his second term, he’s morphed into Donald of Deliria.
—Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
His stature also grew within Houston’s clubhouse, where Pressly morphed into a quiet leader who offered advice and counsel to any young pitchers in need of it.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
The competition has morphed to include tech streaming giants, and NBC's pocketbook and global reach is simply dwarfed by larger rivals.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
As interbranch rivalry morphed into systemic partisan competition, a judiciary dominated by Republican appointees began consolidating its authority at Congress’s expense.
—Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Seung Min Kim, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Instead, what began as an attempt by Nixon to shore up his right flank by appealing to family values morphed into massive conservative opposition to any government intervention regarding the family.
—Philip Mullins, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
It’s since morphed into returning to road racing, monthly friend meet-ups, and work boundaries.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 27 Jan. 2026
Lines and silhouettes may have morphed over the decades, but her fundamentals remained.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
But now, in his second term, he’s morphed into Donald of Deliria.
—Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
His stature also grew within Houston’s clubhouse, where Pressly morphed into a quiet leader who offered advice and counsel to any young pitchers in need of it.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
The competition has morphed to include tech streaming giants, and NBC's pocketbook and global reach is simply dwarfed by larger rivals.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
As interbranch rivalry morphed into systemic partisan competition, a judiciary dominated by Republican appointees began consolidating its authority at Congress’s expense.
—Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morphed
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Retail stores, bars and restaurants have been transformed into mutual aid hubs.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Now, the 200-acre grounds are transformed into a massive automotive showcase with 900,000 square feet of tents that house thousands of vehicles consigned for auction.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Zhang, of Purdue, studies bioelectrical signaling in zebra fish, which develop striking extra-long tails when a certain ion channel is mutated.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Jan. 2026
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In subsequent analyses, Sankaran found that some of these mRNAs tend to derive from genes related to cell growth and, when mutated, are linked to cancers.—
Angus Chen,
STAT,
1 Jan. 2026
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