mutants

plural of mutant

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Recent Examples of mutants The latter is embodied by an underground race of telepathic mutants who worship an unexploded nuclear bomb and find themselves in conflict with the apes, as well as the few surviving humans, on the way to a finale that out-tragedies the original. Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026 After the opening mission, Wolverine saves several mutants from Trask’s forces, like Jean Grey, Leech, Callisto, Caliban, Toad and Nature Girl, but not everyone makes it out alive. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 The mutants' powerful beam-wielding team captain is among several characters being cast for the movie, with its Emma Frost also reportedly cast. Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Marvel is assembling a new team of actors for to play mutants in its upcoming X-Men reboot from director Jake Schreier (Thunderbolts). James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 But there really is nowhere safe in the world for mutants at this point in time when someone like Trask is out there. Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutants
Noun
  • That score folds AlphaGenome’s predictions about the effect of mutations on gene regulation together with predictions from AlphaMissense— an earlier model that DeepMind built that looks specifically at protein-altering mutations.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • To trace these mutations, researchers typically must painstakingly search through billions of data points to search for signals, but AlphaGenome Atlas could offload a lot of that work.
    Peter Hall, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • West alleges Gilkar and Ahmed asked her to terminate the pregnancy under a provision in their surrogacy agreement covering serious fetal abnormalities.
    Stepheny Price , Jasmine Baehr , Shannon Bream , Bill Mears, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Although Verticillium wilt symptoms differ among hosts, abnormalities like leaf yellowing (chlorosis) or browning, wilting, and branch dieback raise suspicion of infection across the board.
    Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The new meters automatically deliver alerts in the event of outages or other anomalies, meaning customers don’t have to call in.
    Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Additionally, magnetic anomalies found in iron-bearing minerals in the south now make more sense.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Mutants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutants. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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