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 Dodgers stand now as Japan’s team, boasting a third Japanese star in rookie Roki Sasaki, 24, who late in the season morphed into a dominant closer, filling the roster’s lone glaring void.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Page’s side hustle has morphed into a business that typically averages about 2,000 sales a day, and more than double that during the holidays.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
By Tuesday, Melissa had morphed into a high-end Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, tying it with with four other hurricanes as the second-strongest storm recorded in the Atlantic since records began in 1851.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Over eight years, the show morphed into toxic catfights, backstabbing parents and even a bankruptcy fraud conviction for Miller.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
What began as an underdog quietly morphed into a 2025 Song of the Year contender, digging its way into the Hot 100’s Top 10 nearly a year after its debut.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
In 2007, that car morphed into an all-wheel drive monster and descended Stateside with a vengeance.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Way back in 1848, the town celebrated its first Weinfest, which morphed into the annual Oktoberfest.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
AlUla has morphed from a sleepy archaeological site into Saudi Arabia’s adventure playground over the past decade, where visitors revel in raves and practice sunrise yoga in the same valley the Nabataeans once roamed.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Page’s side hustle has morphed into a business that typically averages about 2,000 sales a day, and more than double that during the holidays.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
By Tuesday, Melissa had morphed into a high-end Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, tying it with with four other hurricanes as the second-strongest storm recorded in the Atlantic since records began in 1851.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Over eight years, the show morphed into toxic catfights, backstabbing parents and even a bankruptcy fraud conviction for Miller.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
What began as an underdog quietly morphed into a 2025 Song of the Year contender, digging its way into the Hot 100’s Top 10 nearly a year after its debut.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
In 2007, that car morphed into an all-wheel drive monster and descended Stateside with a vengeance.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Way back in 1848, the town celebrated its first Weinfest, which morphed into the annual Oktoberfest.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
AlUla has morphed from a sleepy archaeological site into Saudi Arabia’s adventure playground over the past decade, where visitors revel in raves and practice sunrise yoga in the same valley the Nabataeans once roamed.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morphed
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Platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, blogs, podcasts, and TikTok have transformed running culture, with preferences varying across generations.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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With such rapid growth in just five years, OS Group has transformed from a traditional sneaker resale business to a B2B wholesale supplier.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But from around 1988 to 1995, a number of labs identified a whole series of genes that, when mutated, could actually increase lifespan [in yeast and animals].—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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Nowadays, the birds would be mutated.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Morphed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morphed. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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