mutated

past tense of mutate
as in changed
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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Verb
  • Please note that no Board policies have changed at this time.
    CB Cotton, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Gray has changed grocery store chains for her weekly shopping.
    Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
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  • The Brutalist will likely arrive on Max within three to five months—or sometime between March and May 2025—though pinpointing an exact release date is challenging, as A24's Max streaming timelines have varied over the past year.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • For example, our sales and marketing strategy varied depending on the digital maturity of each region and industry.
    Padmakumar Nair, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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  • Also cut off from Russian gas, Moldova has over the past week shifted to more expensive alternatives, including electricity from Romania.
    Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Around midseason, Browns coaching consultant Mike Vrabel shifted his primary focus from helping the tight ends to helping the offensive line.
    Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Mutated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutated. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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