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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
A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Winning the battle against extinction is going to require more from us than manufacturing mutant wolves and hairy mice.
—Douglas McCauley, Time, 27 Apr. 2025
Franklin's mutant abilities are beyond even the most powerful X-Men, while Valeria has an intelligence that could even surpass her father's.
—EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Joining the film from Marvel’s mutant universe are Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Kelsey Grammer as Beast, Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler, James Marsden as Cyclops and Rebecca Romijn as Mystique.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Dead Ringers, which marked a new peak of technical and dramatic sophistication for Cronenberg, has its moments of vintage corporeal unpleasantness (see, and never unsee, the instruments for operating on mutant women).
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Winning the battle against extinction is going to require more from us than manufacturing mutant wolves and hairy mice.
—Douglas McCauley, Time, 27 Apr. 2025
Franklin's mutant abilities are beyond even the most powerful X-Men, while Valeria has an intelligence that could even surpass her father's.
—EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Joining the film from Marvel’s mutant universe are Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Kelsey Grammer as Beast, Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler, James Marsden as Cyclops and Rebecca Romijn as Mystique.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutant
Noun
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The mothers have one mutation that makes the neuron hyperactive and another that mutes it.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Anyone identified to have the BRCA mutation based on genetic testing can begin imaging even earlier—at age 25.—
Mara Santilli,
Flow Space,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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According to investigators, the medical records showed that an amphetamine urine screen was abnormal and presumptive positive.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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Two incredible teams making an abnormal number of mistakes in the field and on the basepaths, which can often be the case on such a stage.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Here are three recent examples: AI fails to explain an aberrant automobile production number Forbes Daily: Join over 1 million Forbes Daily subscribers and get our best stories, exclusive reporting and essential analysis of the day’s news in your inbox every weekday.—
John S. Tobey,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Back in 2022, researchers at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany showed that administering CAR T-cell therapy to five people with severe lupus could completely remove the aberrant B cells, sending all of the patients into remission.—
Juergen Eckhardt,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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After a long, eight-year battle, in which the hospital claimed that Maura had a genetic underlying vascular malformation in the brain, jurors sided with the Gallaghers, concluding that Maura's death was preventable.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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NTDs result in malformations of the spine and brain.—
Jennifer Lefton, MS, RD/N, CNSC, FAND,
Verywell Health,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Consumer spending this year has been weak, but that could have been because of freakish weather.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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General manager Chris Ballard spoke candidly about Richardson on Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine, where two years ago Richardson put his freakish athleticism on display en route to Indianapolis selecting him fourth in the 2023 NFL Draft.—
James Boyd,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The message of Bring Her Back may be that grief is the real monster.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
30 May 2025
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But what’s interesting here is that Armstrong doesn’t write Venis as a one-dimensional monster.—
Andrew Wallenstein,
Variety,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Gaines first donned a midi-length green dress complete with an asymmetrical strapless neckline when attending the Tim Tebow Foundation Gala alongside her husband, Chip Gaines.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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This asymmetrical maxi is an elegant twist on classic warm-weather styles.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
4 June 2025
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“Mutant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutant. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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