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
Operating somewhere between the steamy formlessness of Topdown Dialectic and the tactile throb of Shackleton, Vasin uncovers some of his most distinctive rhythms by mutating the space surrounding his samples.
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Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
In an ironic twist, the American president became the regime’s midwife, forcing the old order to mutate and reinvent itself.
—Boris Muñoz, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
New tools like mixed reality technologies and spatial computing might offer a way for the biennial form to mutate, in response to our own age, rather than die.
—Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
The variant is a member of the Omicron family and is highly mutated, with 70 to 75 mutations.
—Sandra Temko, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
In an ironic twist, the American president became the regime’s midwife, forcing the old order to mutate and reinvent itself.
—Boris Muñoz, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
New tools like mixed reality technologies and spatial computing might offer a way for the biennial form to mutate, in response to our own age, rather than die.
—Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
The variant is a member of the Omicron family and is highly mutated, with 70 to 75 mutations.
—Sandra Temko, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutate
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Forty-six seconds into the second quarter of Game 2 of the Knicks’ second-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, Karl-Anthony Towns made a play that would change the game — and potentially the series — for good.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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After months of allowing customers to openly carry guns in its Florida stores, Publix appears to have changed its policy.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
7 May 2026
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The answer to that question varies greatly from individual to individual.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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There are guided hikes up to Mystras with varying levels of difficulty as well outdoor exercises and fitness trails.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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Ever the optimist, Obama shifted out of his defensive posture.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Conversations can start light but shift quickly once something real needs to be said.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutate. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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