as in changed
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 mutated
Over evolutionary time, this theory goes, one of those copies mutated and evolved to give rise to a second photosystem that uses oxygen to harvest energy more efficiently.
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Quanta Magazine, 10 June 2026
But the War on Terror persisted and mutated into nightmares in Iraq and Afghanistan, and then Syria, which unleashed that darkness in the form of terrorist states and a refugee crisis that spread anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred to Europe, the United States, and beyond.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
According to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, BRCA2 is a gene that, when mutated, can increase a person’s lifetime risk of breast and other cancers, including ovarian, prostate and pancreatic.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Instead, this campy and melodramatic action flick from 1993 mutated into an immersive research experience for me that was firmly anchored in the global pop culture of the time.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
As music mutated in subsequent decades giving rise to the proliferation of independent music, specific publications cropped up to cover it with the online magazine Pitchfork becoming a leader.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
Kerr took over what Mark Jackson started to build with the young Warriors core and mutated it by inserting Draymond into the starting lineup when David Lee got hurt.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 20 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
As the virus has mutated, the mRNA platform has allowed scientists to update COVID vaccines to better match the most prevalent strains.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
Quanta Magazine, 10 June 2026
But the War on Terror persisted and mutated into nightmares in Iraq and Afghanistan, and then Syria, which unleashed that darkness in the form of terrorist states and a refugee crisis that spread anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred to Europe, the United States, and beyond.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
According to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, BRCA2 is a gene that, when mutated, can increase a person’s lifetime risk of breast and other cancers, including ovarian, prostate and pancreatic.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Instead, this campy and melodramatic action flick from 1993 mutated into an immersive research experience for me that was firmly anchored in the global pop culture of the time.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
As music mutated in subsequent decades giving rise to the proliferation of independent music, specific publications cropped up to cover it with the online magazine Pitchfork becoming a leader.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
Kerr took over what Mark Jackson started to build with the young Warriors core and mutated it by inserting Draymond into the starting lineup when David Lee got hurt.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 20 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
As the virus has mutated, the mRNA platform has allowed scientists to update COVID vaccines to better match the most prevalent strains.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutated
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From the ground and the air, however, little appeared to have changed Monday morning.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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His generation of American soccer players changed the sport in this country, and its perception abroad.—
Mac Engel
June 22,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
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Though engagement varied widely by market.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
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Researchers also varied the order of play, with either the human participant or Pepper taking the first turn.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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While media outlets heavily covered the initial accusations, the public narrative shifted dramatically when explosive evidence came to light.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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But increasingly, even as the district has shifted its funding model to prioritize higher-need campuses, some school leaders on the South and West Side say outside revenue has also helped shore up their budgets.—
Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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“Mutated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutated. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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