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
Generations into a belief that morphed into a movement, nearly a decade since the start of the bid process and four years of methodically conforming to FIFA standards later, the epicenter of Kansas City’s monumental opportunity to play 2026 World Cup host was unveiled on Monday.
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Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
Read more from Wallace on how the conspiracy ecosystem has morphed over the years.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 11 May 2026
Luke, like Hamill in real life, had morphed into this unrecognizable loser.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
That has morphed into 7-OH products.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
By the time Tim Darcy and Ben Stidworthy’s previous band, Ought, came to an end in 2021, the Montreal group had morphed from nervy, scrappy post-punk to grandiose art rock.
—David Glickman, Pitchfork, 7 May 2026
The older aunt’s character has morphed into a bold talent agent, who sees the potential for the nightclub and manages to convince the patriarch of the household that the nightclub could be a money-maker for them all.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Daily News, 4 May 2026
With financial support from the fashion community, the Museum of Costume Art merged with The Met in 1946 and morphed into the Costume Institute.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
The ideology has morphed over its history from the premise that government should own all property to a system in which the government might own or control major companies.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
Read more from Wallace on how the conspiracy ecosystem has morphed over the years.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 11 May 2026
Luke, like Hamill in real life, had morphed into this unrecognizable loser.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
That has morphed into 7-OH products.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
By the time Tim Darcy and Ben Stidworthy’s previous band, Ought, came to an end in 2021, the Montreal group had morphed from nervy, scrappy post-punk to grandiose art rock.
—David Glickman, Pitchfork, 7 May 2026
The older aunt’s character has morphed into a bold talent agent, who sees the potential for the nightclub and manages to convince the patriarch of the household that the nightclub could be a money-maker for them all.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Daily News, 4 May 2026
With financial support from the fashion community, the Museum of Costume Art merged with The Met in 1946 and morphed into the Costume Institute.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
The ideology has morphed over its history from the premise that government should own all property to a system in which the government might own or control major companies.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morphed
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Over the past century, American innovation has transformed healthcare, turning once-unimaginable ideas into lifesaving realities for patients around the world.—
Joaquin Duato,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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The all-male workforce slowly transformed, too, with the first female chef hired in 2000, followed by servers.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
9 May 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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According to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, BRCA2 is a gene that, when mutated, can increase a person’s lifetime risk of breast and other cancers, including ovarian, prostate and pancreatic.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Morphed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morphed. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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