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
The appointment of a tech insider to lead the BBC signalled an internal shift at the broadcaster, which over the past 100 years has morphed from a radio broadcaster to a behemoth that encompasses everything from television and streaming to IP licensing and production.
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 June 2026
But since the calendar flipped to June, Webb has morphed back into the workhorse who has led the National League in innings pitched for three consecutive seasons, finishing in the top six in Cy Young voting eachof those years.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
The Boston Patriots, who have morphed into the New England Patriots, played most games when in the American Football League at Fenway Park in Boston.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
If anything, the incident has become part of brand Beckham mythology; an early indication of David and Victoria’s fashion-forwardness and media savvy that has morphed into today’s multimillion-dollar sport, beauty and business empire.
—Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
The moment eventually morphed into the vegetation study, partially funded by the Glen Canyon Institute.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
And many marketing teams are still executing against a map of a territory that has already morphed.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Crucial events morphed into massive set pieces, like Louis hunting down Claudia’s killers by setting their theater on fire, exploding the motorcycles of the vampires who fled the inferno, and eventually bursting out of a manhole to behead Claudia’s main tormenter.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Has that vision, and approach to inclusivity, morphed at all over the years?
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 June 2026
But since the calendar flipped to June, Webb has morphed back into the workhorse who has led the National League in innings pitched for three consecutive seasons, finishing in the top six in Cy Young voting eachof those years.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
The Boston Patriots, who have morphed into the New England Patriots, played most games when in the American Football League at Fenway Park in Boston.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
If anything, the incident has become part of brand Beckham mythology; an early indication of David and Victoria’s fashion-forwardness and media savvy that has morphed into today’s multimillion-dollar sport, beauty and business empire.
—Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
The moment eventually morphed into the vegetation study, partially funded by the Glen Canyon Institute.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
And many marketing teams are still executing against a map of a territory that has already morphed.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Crucial events morphed into massive set pieces, like Louis hunting down Claudia’s killers by setting their theater on fire, exploding the motorcycles of the vampires who fled the inferno, and eventually bursting out of a manhole to behead Claudia’s main tormenter.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Has that vision, and approach to inclusivity, morphed at all over the years?
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morphed
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Every neighborhood has its own part in the story too, as the nightlife nexus has migrated up and down Manhattan, shimmied across the East River and back, and transformed, faltered, and thrived again over the past six decades.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Alongside husband and series co-creator Garrett Kennell, Khare has transformed her digital series into one of contemporary Hollywood’s most ambitious nonfiction productions online.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 June 2026
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Over evolutionary time, this theory goes, one of those copies mutated and evolved to give rise to a second photosystem that uses oxygen to harvest energy more efficiently.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
10 June 2026
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But the War on Terror persisted and mutated into nightmares in Iraq and Afghanistan, and then Syria, which unleashed that darkness in the form of terrorist states and a refugee crisis that spread anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred to Europe, the United States, and beyond.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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