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 inventory has morphed over the years as the technology has moved from old-fashioned film reels to digital tapes and DVDs.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
With this reinvention, the show morphed from a workplace drama into something more like a magisterial airport novel.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Suburban Fury explores how Moore morphed from a conservative housewife to a radical intent on laying the groundwork for an uprising in America by eliminating the president.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
The demonstrations were spurred by economic grievances but morphed into a nationwide, anti-government push against the ruling clerics.
—Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
Iran’s theocracy has struggled with growing dissent following nationwide protests over the economy that morphed into anti-government ones.
—Brian Melley, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
The issue morphed into a conundrum a few years ago as many deer were forced to move away from their natural habitats.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2026
Smith’s extensive rehab involving a string of self-defense, zen and other disability workshops, however, morphed into classes studying improvisational wheelchair movement.
—Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
What started as a joyous snowball fight Monday in New York City morphed into a political tempest after residents began pelting police officers with snow and ice.
—Tim Craig, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2026
Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
With this reinvention, the show morphed from a workplace drama into something more like a magisterial airport novel.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Suburban Fury explores how Moore morphed from a conservative housewife to a radical intent on laying the groundwork for an uprising in America by eliminating the president.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
The demonstrations were spurred by economic grievances but morphed into a nationwide, anti-government push against the ruling clerics.
—Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
Iran’s theocracy has struggled with growing dissent following nationwide protests over the economy that morphed into anti-government ones.
—Brian Melley, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
The issue morphed into a conundrum a few years ago as many deer were forced to move away from their natural habitats.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2026
Smith’s extensive rehab involving a string of self-defense, zen and other disability workshops, however, morphed into classes studying improvisational wheelchair movement.
—Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
What started as a joyous snowball fight Monday in New York City morphed into a political tempest after residents began pelting police officers with snow and ice.
—Tim Craig, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morphed
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Hudson, New York About two hours north of Manhattan, Hudson has transformed from a 19th-century whaling port into one of the Hudson Valley’s most design-centric small cities.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The neighborhood/area NoMad has transformed in the past few years, now competing with the Lower East Side and the West Village for the coolest on the island—and the area feels like a perfect combo of the two.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Most organisms use tens of thousands of protein types, and each can be mutated, modified and measured in different ways and in countless environments.—
Marc Zimmer,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2026
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In more ways than one, this war has mutated into an ugly numbers game.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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