as in to change
to pass from one form, state, or level to another
colored lights that slowly mutate from green to blue and so on across the color spectrum
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Here’s why that’s challenging By Lauren J. Young edited by Dean Visser
Scientists have spent decades in hot pursuit of a universal influenza vaccine—a single shot to protect people from past and possible future strains of a frequently mutating virus.
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Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 1 May 2025
As fun as these scenes are, the film could have done more with the mutating magic of it all.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
What actually happened was that SARS-CoV-2 began mutating quickly, first to be more transmissible and then to evade our immunity, causing breakthrough infections and reinfections.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025
Skin cancer occurs when skin cells mutate and grow uncontrollably.
—Casey Gallagher, Health, 15 Apr. 2025
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Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 1 May 2025
As fun as these scenes are, the film could have done more with the mutating magic of it all.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
What actually happened was that SARS-CoV-2 began mutating quickly, first to be more transmissible and then to evade our immunity, causing breakthrough infections and reinfections.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025
Skin cancer occurs when skin cells mutate and grow uncontrollably.
—Casey Gallagher, Health, 15 Apr. 2025
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The area began changing drastically in the 1990s after Leo had moved away and when steel mills and other factories where village residents worked closed.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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What really changed for Bobrovsky was the Panthers went from a run-and-gun offensive team to an in-your-face defensive team under coach Paul Maurice.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
19 May 2025
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Dry-Clean Only Rugs Recommendations on whether to steam clean a rug vary, even between two rugs that are made with the same material.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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Still, All Stars has gone through some shifts over the years, implementing varying structural alterations to keep its viewers — and nowadays, its queens — coming back for more.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2025
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Parents and older Americans face work requirements for food assistance House Republicans are looking to shift some of the costs of the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program, known as SNAP, to the states.—
Kevin Freking,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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This shifts the advantage from attackers to defenders.—
Mala Ramakrishnan,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutate. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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