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a plant or animal that is different from other plants or animals of the same kind because of a change in the structure of its genes; something produced by genetic mutation
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Recent Examples of mutant
Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
The mutants were identified in the 1940s by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, who were working on the effects of radiation as part of the Manhattan Project.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2025
Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
The genetic rescue prevented the severe autoimmune disease in the male scurfy mice and confirmed that the mutant Foxp3 was the source of the problem.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Indeed, shortly after the 2016 historical drama Hidden Figures — in which Costner played neither a cowboy nor a water-faring mutant but a NASA scientist — the actor landed that rarest of opportunities in Hollywood, a shot at redemption.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
The mutants were identified in the 1940s by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, who were working on the effects of radiation as part of the Manhattan Project.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The super-powered mutant team's official move into the MCU was made possible thanks to Disney and Fox’s merger in 2019.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
The genetic rescue prevented the severe autoimmune disease in the male scurfy mice and confirmed that the mutant Foxp3 was the source of the problem.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutant
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But the really rare mutation Iris has is on a gene that's responsible for mitochondria and mitochondrial disease.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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In people with the natural mutation, the ANGPTL3 gene is turned off in every cell in the body — muscles, heart, lungs and so forth.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Mania of the week Ecdemomania — an abnormal compulsion to wander.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Just one cup of joe is associated with reduced occurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF), a common form of abnormal heartbeat that causes your heart to race and can lead to blood clots, stroke or heart failure.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Genetic testing determined the toddler, then 18 months old, had Chiari malformation, a rare condition where brain tissue extends into the spinal cord.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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One rare disease of particular interest for my lab is cerebral cavernous malformation, or CCM.—
Richard J. Price,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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So her aberrant behavior was anxiety-driven?—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 2025
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What once was aberrant—indeed, unimaginable—is now standard Trump fare, demeaning not only to the Presidency but to the rule of law.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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Live Super Bowl odds NFC heavyweights Week 10’s action closed with the Philadelphia Eagles gutting out a defensive monster against the Green Bay Packers in Monday Night Football.—
Hannah Vanbiber,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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Personality goes a long way for the smiliest of all Frankenstein monsters.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The 5-foot-10, 177-pound dynamo with unorthodox training methods and freakish athletic ability that, in its own way, rivals Shohei Ohtani’s.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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After Mother’s burial in a freakish sunshine that was followed by a violent purple hail, Brian and Conor filled in the grave with two long spades.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That’s a 1,000× power reduction for real-time anomaly detection at the sensor.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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Will Smith’s solo blast in the 11th sealed the Jays’ fate, but along the way fans feasted on a host of World Series anomalies, including a rare bench-clearing in the bottom of the fourth after Dodgers reliever Justin Wrobleski plunked Jays shortstop Andrés Giménez with a four-seamer.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The actress wears a white asymmetrical top and black trousers.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Across the Taiwan Strait, Taipei is pursuing its own program to develop suicide drones aimed at enhancing its asymmetric warfare capabilities and countering China’s expanding military pressure.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Mutant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutant. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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