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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
Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
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
New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
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
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Noun
No question, this mutant Porsche means business.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
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
Adjective
Every once in a while, though, a mutant MOV (multi-ovary) plant occurs, which may have up to three ovaries per floret.
—New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutant
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Americans are being urged to be extra vigilant this winter, as a suite of influenza A mutations has created a dominant virus strain that's spreading more rapidly and evading our natural and therapeutic abilities to fight infection.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Jan. 2026
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The mutation, known as Subclade K, now makes up most of the flu viruses detected in the United States.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The new guidance reflects the latest research showing that HPV tests, compared to Pap smears, can increase the detection of abnormal cells in the cervix that may lead to cancer.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
5 Jan. 2026
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Kickers often have an abnormal route to high-level football.—
Ren Clayton,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Doctors eventually determined his seizure was caused by a brain arteriovenous malformation, a dangerous tangle of blood vessels that disrupts normal blood flow.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Dec. 2025
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Birds can have beak abnormalities for a number of reasons, including physical trauma, poor nutrition, exposure to pesticides and other contaminants, disease and infection, and congenital malformation.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
15 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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There were few signs of aberrant mortality or violence.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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So her aberrant behavior was anxiety-driven?—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In it, Oldham costumes up as a shaggy woodland monster, which—after a more nimble inhabitant seemingly swaps into the outfit—proceeds to engage a human in an elaborate dance routine.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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That mentality has fueled a monster debut season for Porter County Conference leader Kouts (12-3, 4-1).—
Noah Poser,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Darnell Washington has showed off some freakish athleticism playing tight end at 311 pounds.—
Matt Zahn,
CBS News,
21 Nov. 2025
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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
Noun
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History shows that muses are not anomalies, and their stories are instructive for us now.—
Valerie L. Myers,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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The vervet monkey is not an anomaly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Researchers highlighted that chiral molecules are asymmetric or non-superimposable on their mirror image.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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An asymmetrical lob will do the trick on any hair texture, like Sandra Oh’s wavy tresses.—
Catharine Malzahn,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Mutant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutant. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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