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
Both variants cause very similar symptoms, even though the virus is known to mutate rapidly, Yancey said.
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NBC news, 29 May 2026
New products arrive weekly, existing ones mutate with each model upgrade and the falling cost of building software means that every startup with a large-language model and a pitch deck now claims to be reinventing the category.
—Eilon Reshef, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Things reportedly spiral after a strange signal hidden beneath the city’s subway tunnels begins mutating the station’s broadcasts — and possibly its listeners.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 May 2026
There are so many things that are mutating.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 May 2026
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NBC news, 29 May 2026
New products arrive weekly, existing ones mutate with each model upgrade and the falling cost of building software means that every startup with a large-language model and a pitch deck now claims to be reinventing the category.
—Eilon Reshef, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Things reportedly spiral after a strange signal hidden beneath the city’s subway tunnels begins mutating the station’s broadcasts — and possibly its listeners.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 May 2026
There are so many things that are mutating.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutate
Verb
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Posey, meanwhile, whiffed on the franchise-changing Devers trade.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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This person is moving, this person is changing their career path.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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At Prisk Elementary, students have four periods of play a day, varying between structured and unstructured play to prod early childhood development — how to take a turn, how to invite play, how to accept that invitation, Hickox said.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Why do prices vary between platforms?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 June 2026
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However, his approach has shifted.—
Shanelle Kaul,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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The theater had just two executive directors — Michael Price and Michael Gennaro — before shifting to a different business model in 2021, when Hilton became artistic director and was teamed with David Byrd as the managing director.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutate. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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