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
The variant is a member of the Omicron family and is highly mutated, with 70 to 75 mutations.
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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
Most organisms use tens of thousands of protein types, and each can be mutated, modified and measured in different ways and in countless environments.
—Marc Zimmer, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026
In more ways than one, this war has mutated into an ugly numbers game.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
In the mid-’90s, scientists found a handful of cystic-fibrosis carriers who lacked vas deferens, despite only one of their CFTR copies being mutated.
—Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
Zhang, of Purdue, studies bioelectrical signaling in zebra fish, which develop striking extra-long tails when a certain ion channel is mutated.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026
In subsequent analyses, Sankaran found that some of these mRNAs tend to derive from genes related to cell growth and, when mutated, are linked to cancers.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 1 Jan. 2026
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
Most organisms use tens of thousands of protein types, and each can be mutated, modified and measured in different ways and in countless environments.
—Marc Zimmer, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026
In more ways than one, this war has mutated into an ugly numbers game.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
In the mid-’90s, scientists found a handful of cystic-fibrosis carriers who lacked vas deferens, despite only one of their CFTR copies being mutated.
—Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
Zhang, of Purdue, studies bioelectrical signaling in zebra fish, which develop striking extra-long tails when a certain ion channel is mutated.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026
In subsequent analyses, Sankaran found that some of these mRNAs tend to derive from genes related to cell growth and, when mutated, are linked to cancers.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutated
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So when Brighton & Hove Albion came to Tottenham on Saturday, De Zerbi changed it.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Mitchell Robinson changed the game off the bench.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Police said the devices varied in size and composition.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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According to data compiled by Bloomberg News, which the complaints cited, prices on the marketplaces for everything from T‑shirts to beauty products to kitchen appliances rose by as much as 377 percent, though exact figures varied widely.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Biogen has shifted its focus to its pipeline of late-stage products, including therapies for lupus and antibody-medicated rejection (AMR) treatments for kidney transplant patients, according to Wells Fargo.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Gao Jiyang, founder and CEO of embodied AI firm Galaxea, said the challenge has shifted from simply collecting more data to allocating it across modalities in a structured way.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Mutated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutated. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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