as in to change
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 mutate
Since viruses and bacteria are always mutating, an immune system that can quickly adapt is more resilient.
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Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
The music’s somewhere between experimental rave-pop and vulnerable exorcism, delicate odes that mutate into thwomping electronic drops.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2025
Things have changed a bit since Jamie was last there, however, and the undead have mutated; a new strain has appeared — stronger, faster, more intelligent, more alpha.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 June 2025
The low cost and easy availability of all the necessary components means that drones can mutate fast, and any evolutionary successes – like fiber drones, which went from nothing to battle-winners in a year – may spread rapidly.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
The music’s somewhere between experimental rave-pop and vulnerable exorcism, delicate odes that mutate into thwomping electronic drops.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2025
Things have changed a bit since Jamie was last there, however, and the undead have mutated; a new strain has appeared — stronger, faster, more intelligent, more alpha.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 June 2025
The low cost and easy availability of all the necessary components means that drones can mutate fast, and any evolutionary successes – like fiber drones, which went from nothing to battle-winners in a year – may spread rapidly.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutate
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Since all the council members sit on the budget committee that voted and heard budget, little, if anything, in the budget is expected to change.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
30 July 2025
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These leadership changes follow the departure of Barbara Lynne Jamison, who has become General Director and CEO of Opera Colorado.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025
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Both regular and decaf coffee stimulate the bowels, but their effects vary depending on the caffeine content and additives like milk.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
21 July 2025
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For those born earlier, the full retirement age varies and is less than 67 based on when you were born.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
21 July 2025
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Since the 2000s, Fox's focus has shifted from acting to working tirelessly toward a cure for Parkinson’s after being diagnosed with the disease in 1991 at age 29.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
26 July 2025
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Financial misalignment: Rapid scaling demands enormous capital infusions that shift power from founders to investors, creating pressure where growth metrics matter more than sustainable business fundamentals.—
Tima Bansal,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutate. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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