mutates

present tense third-person singular of mutate
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. Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
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  • Continuing along Oregon 242, the scenery changes as dark lava fields stretch across the hillsides, revealing the volcanic history that shaped this part of the state.
    Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Pressing the ears changes the volume and tapping the sides switches between tracks.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • The amount of funding available from the NIH, NSF and DARPA varies annually, depending on congressional appropriations.
    Ryan Summers, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Here’s how to claim your lottery prize For Indiana Lottery prizes, the claim process varies depending on the prize amount.
    Chris Sims, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • But the Dash does have an outsized history that shifts it out of the realm of poetry and folklore alone.
    Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
  • When the frame shifts up and over the reservoir’s edge, Copco 1 appears as a concrete colossus, standing sentry over the river naively burbling below.
    Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • As fall weather often fluctuates between warmer, milder days and cooler ones, having the right wardrobe to accommodate the change in seasons is a must.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Looking ahead, the storage system is expected to regulate supply and demand from renewable energy, which fluctuates with the weather and time of day and contributes to carbon neutrality.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025

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“Mutates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutates. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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