as in transforms
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 morphs
Once the violation morphs into a citation, a license is at risk of suspension if that ticket continues to go unpaid or uncontested.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
That’s a theme that Mayeri doesn’t taken lightly, as the film eventually morphs from wacky curiosity to deep reflection.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
When Mosley can deploy Suggs, especially without a minutes restriction, Orlando morphs into a different team.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
As winter slowly morphs into spring, long sleeves are still an essential part of my transitional wardrobe.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
As the city government morphs, another proposal is to create a true public works department, with Utilities Superintendent Tracie Marshall becoming general superintendent of public works.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
The scene slowly morphs into après-ski cocktails and snacks like the paper-thin black truffle pizza.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
This is a movie that subverts and morphs the audience's expectations with great intelligence at each turn.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
But through no fault of the actress, the film starts to sag as Erika morphs from intoxicating vixen to deceitfully manipulative monster.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
That’s a theme that Mayeri doesn’t taken lightly, as the film eventually morphs from wacky curiosity to deep reflection.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
When Mosley can deploy Suggs, especially without a minutes restriction, Orlando morphs into a different team.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
As winter slowly morphs into spring, long sleeves are still an essential part of my transitional wardrobe.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
As the city government morphs, another proposal is to create a true public works department, with Utilities Superintendent Tracie Marshall becoming general superintendent of public works.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
The scene slowly morphs into après-ski cocktails and snacks like the paper-thin black truffle pizza.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
This is a movie that subverts and morphs the audience's expectations with great intelligence at each turn.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
But through no fault of the actress, the film starts to sag as Erika morphs from intoxicating vixen to deceitfully manipulative monster.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morphs
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Bait, the new Prime Video miniseries Ahmed created, wrote, and stars in, is both an exercise in self-analysis and an interrogation of it, a breakneck romp through farce, satire, thriller, family drama, and romantic walk-and-talk that transforms itself in each of its six episodes.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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Will Klein — Sometimes one outing transforms a player from being an average player to being a good-to-great one.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Measles mutates slowly enough that researchers can in many cases search for essentially the same strain when tracking its movements.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
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This dynamic drives a phenomenon called antigenic shift meaning that the vaccine paradoxically encourages new mutations and can actually prolong pandemics as the virus constantly mutates to escape the protective effects of the vaccine.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Morphs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morphs. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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