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
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.
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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
The meme mutated in every direction.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
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
The meme mutated in every direction.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutated
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The rooms While the furnishings largely remained the same during the renovation work, the fabrics and artistic elements have changed in recent years.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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Then again, January 6, 2021, changed everything else.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Other surveys have varied widely on who is emerging as Bass’ strongest challenger, with support for Raman and Pratt fluctuating significantly across polls.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Playoff officiating has also varied wildly relative to the regular season in recent years.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
6 May 2026
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But the following year, as the pandemic wore on and crime rates ticked up, the politics of criminal justice in the city shifted toward law-and-order anxiety, even as new waves of COVID infection struck the jails.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Securing the Financial Perimeter The arms race between criminal networks and financial institutions has permanently shifted the baseline of payment processing.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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“Mutated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutated. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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