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
Viruses can mutate to escape from antibodies, but the mRNA vaccines are not causing the emergence of more virulent strains, likely for at least two reasons.
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Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Viruses can mutate to escape from antibodies, but the mRNA vaccines are not causing the emergence of more virulent strains, likely for at least two reasons.
—Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Among the familiar faces fans will encounter are the heroine, Lucy, the Ghoul, and Maximus, as well as a gaggle of mutating and robotic foes.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
That means that bacteria would have to mutate at two spots at the same time to become resistant to this new drug.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Viruses can mutate to escape from antibodies, but the mRNA vaccines are not causing the emergence of more virulent strains, likely for at least two reasons.
—Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Among the familiar faces fans will encounter are the heroine, Lucy, the Ghoul, and Maximus, as well as a gaggle of mutating and robotic foes.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
That means that bacteria would have to mutate at two spots at the same time to become resistant to this new drug.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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That began to change in October 1985, when the American Cancer Society partnered with other groups to launch a week-long event devoted to raising awareness about breast cancer.—
Dr. Noor Shaik,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Steele complained to Apple about the manager twice, but the conduct did not change, according to the lawsuit.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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This Argentina varied the positions of their attackers more.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Shop it in sizes twin through California king and in 25 colors, with the price varying by size and hue.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Almost immediately after going to the Şengün-Adams lineup for the first time, the Rockets shifted into a zone defense that the Hawks were able to pick apart too often by making simple passes.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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However, many residents in high-flood-risk areas, like coastal or riverside communities, have shifted to private flood insurance programs that can cover more damage, said Ben Collier, an associate professor of risk and insurance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutate. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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