1
as in modification
a significant and basic change
The sculpture series underwent several mutations as the artist experimented with different materials and techniques.
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as in anomaly
something that is a result of a change in the genes of a plant or animal
This coloration in the bird's plumage is a rare mutation.
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Recent Examples of mutation
Here’s an artist who, across a two-decade period, has become intimately acquainted with the entertainment industry’s countless mutations, finally abiding by his own rules.
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2025
Slowing down viral replication decreases the rate at which a virus can acquire new mutations.
—Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Further examinations revealed that the golden retriever TNNI3 mutation is autosomal recessive.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
In this instance, Winston, after his mutation, is looking clean house on Bob Garbinger (Kevin Bacon), a corrupt businessman whose haphazard ways led to his terminal illness and skirts treating him for it.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2025
Slowing down viral replication decreases the rate at which a virus can acquire new mutations.
—Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Further examinations revealed that the golden retriever TNNI3 mutation is autosomal recessive.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
In this instance, Winston, after his mutation, is looking clean house on Bob Garbinger (Kevin Bacon), a corrupt businessman whose haphazard ways led to his terminal illness and skirts treating him for it.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutation
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The kickoff trend NFL officials have wanted the kickoff to return to relevance, and after modifications to the play last season and one final modification to the rules this offseason, the goal appears attainable.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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The September 8th modifications to the tariff regime offer some relief for certain products, but the broader pattern of policy uncertainty continues.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Deploy anomaly detection across orders, usage and billing to surface leakage signals and trigger playbooks.—
Ranganath Taware,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Burbank, a professor of political science at the University of Utah, said Cox is an anomaly in politics.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
17 Sep. 2025
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Just as Bitcoin ASICs were confined to the SHA-256 algorithm and vulnerable to protocol alterations, AI-specific chips may not possess the flexibility of GPUs.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Nearly 1,700 Amazon shoppers give the one-shoulder maxi design a perfect five-star rating for its flattering fit, thick fabric, softness, and petite-friendly length that doesn’t require alterations.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Sep. 2025
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Getting the final minty shade, one that worked well on all Fitzpatrick skin tones, took more than 20 variations.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The look came from Mugler’s spring 1998 haute couture collection, which featured a bevy of variations on the black and white color blocking motif.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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But the carrier avoided big changes in the process and instead focused on a deal with its bondholders, which exchanged almost $800 million in debt for equity, and it was greeted after bankruptcy with persistently higher costs and weaker-than-expected domestic travel demand.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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The public health world is nervously bracing for drastic changes to childhood immunization schedules, which would further limit access to vaccines, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meets Thursday and Friday.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
18 Sep. 2025
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But the rarity or fluky quality of an accomplishment only gives it so much staying power.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The package will contain a new Dolby Atmos Mix of the album, nine studio rarities, and 16 songs recorded at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on April 26, 1975.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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Farrell was a heavy favorite due to his complete physical transformation in The Penguin, becoming barely recognizable to play villainous Oswald.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Seeing that transformation has made the small effort completely worth it.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Kuwait briefly considered Russian T-90MSs in the late 2010s but did not go ahead with it and seems happy with the American M1A2 Abrams, recently ordering the new M1A2K variant.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Taiclet had mentioned in April that Lockheed would focus on making a ‘Ferrari’ version of the F-35, referring to the fifth-generation-plus variant of the fighter jet.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Mutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutation. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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