as in changes
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 mutates
This dynamic drives a phenomenon called antigenic shift meaning that the vaccine paradoxically encourages new mutations and can actually prolong pandemics as the virus constantly mutates to escape the protective effects of the vaccine.
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutates
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This particular trip to Paris had the exciting fortune (and, noting for legal purposes, pure coincidence) of concurring with a heist at the Louvre—who says the city never changes?—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
11 Nov. 2025
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Rather, the Total Portfolio Approach changes how managers make investment decisions.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Plus, the amount of each item varies.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Eligibility and Benefit level varies by Card.—
Harlan Vaughn,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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Because external conditions constantly change during flight, the wing’s resonance frequency also shifts.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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The camera then shifts to show the coin is not alone on the train rail.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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Most astronomers believe its diameter fluctuates from about 400 million miles to over 800 million miles.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
4 Jan. 2026
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That leaves 28,461 vehicles – although that number fluctuates daily – eligible to be towed, Knox said in an email.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Mutates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutates. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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