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
Buy now, pay later has morphed from a trend into a fixture of an American shopping experience.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 19 May 2026
The case put a direct spotlight on Musk and Altman, who were once said to be on good terms but whose relationship deteriorated as OpenAI morphed into one of the world's most important AI companies.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 18 May 2026
She’s morphed into the Padres’ Mason Miller, often closing games for Poulin.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Recent election cycles have been bleak for Florida Democrats, as the state morphed from key battleground to reliably Republican, but Emily Gregory wasn’t deterred from trying to flip a GOP seat in the state legislature.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Information Overload Has Made Clarity A Leadership Advantage Information was once an advantage, but now has morphed into a mere commodity.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The Magic already picked up Black’s club options for this season and next, as he’s morphed into a key rotational piece.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
What had started as typical college-age shenanigans had morphed into regularly overindulging at professional happy hours, and eventually into an all-day urge to drink.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 14 May 2026
The Mets have morphed into the Jets.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Tristan Bove, Fortune, 19 May 2026
The case put a direct spotlight on Musk and Altman, who were once said to be on good terms but whose relationship deteriorated as OpenAI morphed into one of the world's most important AI companies.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 18 May 2026
She’s morphed into the Padres’ Mason Miller, often closing games for Poulin.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Recent election cycles have been bleak for Florida Democrats, as the state morphed from key battleground to reliably Republican, but Emily Gregory wasn’t deterred from trying to flip a GOP seat in the state legislature.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Information Overload Has Made Clarity A Leadership Advantage Information was once an advantage, but now has morphed into a mere commodity.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The Magic already picked up Black’s club options for this season and next, as he’s morphed into a key rotational piece.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
What had started as typical college-age shenanigans had morphed into regularly overindulging at professional happy hours, and eventually into an all-day urge to drink.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 14 May 2026
The Mets have morphed into the Jets.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morphed
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The early 1900s mansion, 10-acre farm, and acclaimed farm-to-table restaurant alongside it have been beautifully transformed into a full-on luxury resort by Pendry Hotels and it’s bound to be the East Coast’s hottest weekend getaway.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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One afternoon, the rooftop penthouses were being transformed into a temporary compound for Chopard, which buys out the entire top floor every year.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
16 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 22 May. 2026.
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