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
In the wake of Kirk’s murder, and the high-profile punishments incurred by those who weren’t properly remorseful, Kirk morphed into one of the most widespread memes in recent memory.
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Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
The auction morphed into various forms, replete with its own strategies and schools of thought around best bids and round robins.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
In the lawsuit that kicks off on Monday, Musk contends that Altman and others running OpenAI broke the law when the company morphed into a for-profit concern.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
The iPhone and Mac lineups have morphed in similar ways.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Most prior visits had morphed into extended trips into a terrifying medical underworld — to a purgatory known as emergency department boarding.
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
This month, the New York Times talked to former Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse, who last fall was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that, by the time it was detected, had already morphed into five different forms of cancer.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
The redevelopment proposal has morphed from a hotel-centric project for the entire site to just the Navy SEAL Museum concept on a smaller portion of the property.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Before slipping into silence in the mid-’90s, Souled American had morphed from rootsy alt-country band to adding ambient shades and slowcore to their music.
—David Harris, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026
Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
The auction morphed into various forms, replete with its own strategies and schools of thought around best bids and round robins.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
In the lawsuit that kicks off on Monday, Musk contends that Altman and others running OpenAI broke the law when the company morphed into a for-profit concern.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
The iPhone and Mac lineups have morphed in similar ways.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Most prior visits had morphed into extended trips into a terrifying medical underworld — to a purgatory known as emergency department boarding.
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
This month, the New York Times talked to former Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse, who last fall was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that, by the time it was detected, had already morphed into five different forms of cancer.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
The redevelopment proposal has morphed from a hotel-centric project for the entire site to just the Navy SEAL Museum concept on a smaller portion of the property.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Before slipping into silence in the mid-’90s, Souled American had morphed from rootsy alt-country band to adding ambient shades and slowcore to their music.
—David Harris, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morphed
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Austin is the most liberal city in Texas but it’s also being transformed by tech money.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Two years later, the midnight-movie adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show transformed it into a cultural phenomenon, fueled by raucous responses, scant costumes and a sense of communal anarchy.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 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 1 May. 2026.
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