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
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.
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Wen: The SARS-CoV-2 virus is constantly mutating, and it’s entirely expected that there will be new variants.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
As nearly a dozen publicity veterans told me, somewhere along the line, the press rounds mutated into something unruly.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 May 2025
Like the billowing, mutating cloud behind them, the dancers keep forming group and individual shapes, no sooner glimpsed than dissolved.
—Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Wen: The SARS-CoV-2 virus is constantly mutating, and it’s entirely expected that there will be new variants.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
As nearly a dozen publicity veterans told me, somewhere along the line, the press rounds mutated into something unruly.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 May 2025
Like the billowing, mutating cloud behind them, the dancers keep forming group and individual shapes, no sooner glimpsed than dissolved.
—Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutate
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The organization has already changed laws in 21 states—red, blue, and purple—working across political divides to embed economic justice into survivor support systems.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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And then, in 2005, a certain Impala rolled into his life and everything changed.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 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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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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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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Their deadline outlook has seemingly shifted in the last couple of weeks due to the resurgence.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutate. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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