as in changing
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 mutating
Every texture is an independent agent with its own membrane in the mix; percussion rubs and scrapes against your attention, while mutating synth patches burble in the periphery.
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H.d. Angel,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
Things reportedly spiral after a strange signal hidden beneath the city’s subway tunnels begins mutating the station’s broadcasts — and possibly its listeners.
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Spin Staff,
SPIN,
14 May 2026
There are so many things that are mutating.
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
In the film, biotechnology professor Se-jeong, played by Jun, attends an industry conference that descends into chaos after a rapidly mutating virus is released.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 May 2026
The unlikely pair of characters must fend off hostile robots and mutating creatures in a quest to return to planet Earth.
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
10 May 2026
The precautions are necessary, says Colleen Jonsson, a virologist at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, because of the possibility of the virus mutating to become more virulent.
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Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
Not just as a video game adaptation, but as a snapshot of cinema mutating in real time.
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Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
But problems emerged as the department evolved to confront a mutating threat.
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Paul Rosenzweig,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2026
H.d. Angel,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
Things reportedly spiral after a strange signal hidden beneath the city’s subway tunnels begins mutating the station’s broadcasts — and possibly its listeners.
—
Spin Staff,
SPIN,
14 May 2026
There are so many things that are mutating.
—
Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
In the film, biotechnology professor Se-jeong, played by Jun, attends an industry conference that descends into chaos after a rapidly mutating virus is released.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 May 2026
The unlikely pair of characters must fend off hostile robots and mutating creatures in a quest to return to planet Earth.
—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
10 May 2026
The precautions are necessary, says Colleen Jonsson, a virologist at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, because of the possibility of the virus mutating to become more virulent.
—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
Not just as a video game adaptation, but as a snapshot of cinema mutating in real time.
—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
But problems emerged as the department evolved to confront a mutating threat.
—
Paul Rosenzweig,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutating
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This allows the robot to operate autonomously in complete darkness, harsh sunlight, and rapidly changing lighting conditions while maintaining accurate mapping, obstacle detection, and path planning for uninterrupted inspections and patrols.
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The threat environment is active and constantly changing, but the lesson here extends well beyond this specific threat and current conflict.
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On the San Andreas Fault, scientists expect on average a large earthquake of magnitude 7 or above every 170 years or so, with the timing varying along the fault.
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Nike‘s yearly advancement in Air Max technology for 2026 came in the form of bulbous pods of varying sizes taking inspiration from the toe pods of frogs.
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Despite the extra funding, the budget continues a trend of relying on reserves, shifting funds, borrowing and suspending debt payments to balance state spending.
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Its advanced traction control and adaptive gait algorithms enable secure movement across slippery, loose, or shifting surfaces, including gravel, sand, wet metal grating, and cluttered factory floors.
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