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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Recent Examples of mutate
As the temperature rises underground, this highly contagious and rapidly mutating microorganism multiplies and unleashes its brain-controlling, body-bursting terrors on the facility’s inhabitants – human and otherwise.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
Some pieces were padded to create an alien-like dropped and mutated proposition.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 25 Mar. 2025
The Moment gives an inside look at the inner workings of the music industry and explores how subculture is mutated by commercial success.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
As the threat of bird flu mounts—the virus is tearing through farms and mutating in ways that increasingly threaten human health—the country’s response has been woefully inadequate.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
Some pieces were padded to create an alien-like dropped and mutated proposition.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 25 Mar. 2025
The Moment gives an inside look at the inner workings of the music industry and explores how subculture is mutated by commercial success.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
As the threat of bird flu mounts—the virus is tearing through farms and mutating in ways that increasingly threaten human health—the country’s response has been woefully inadequate.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutate
Verb
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Part of Madrid’s unique nature is just how quickly things can change.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Since then, two of those mayors have changed their minds.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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However, dosages may actually vary from 1 to 10 mg per day.—
Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
3 June 2025
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Each of the game's more than 1,000 planets operates according to genuine physical laws; your character experiences different gravitational pulls depending on the celestial body, light cycles vary based on planetary rotation and atmospheric conditions affect visibility and movement.—
Cody Greco,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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If the city eliminates a pilot program to shift the city’s fleet of trash trucks to electric vehicles, full-service customers could pay $42.76 instead of $43.60 during the first year — with similar discounts in future years.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Especially as the messaging around nonalcoholic beer has shifted to broaden its appeal, according to Dave Williams, vice president of analytics and insight for Bump Williams Consulting, a Connecticut firm that specializes in the alcoholic beverage industry.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutate. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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