Examples of mutate in a Sentence
a disease that mutates genes in humans
a group of mutated genes
Over time, her feelings mutated from hatred into love.
opera singers mutating into pop stars
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Skin cancer occurs when skin cells mutate and grow uncontrollably.
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Casey Gallagher, Health, 15 Apr. 2025
The zombies have mutated, new human enclaves have sprouted up, and the UK is almost a complete no-go area.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
During the fall of 2019, in a lab in Wuhan, China, a cluster of atoms weighing less than one-trillionth of a gram mutated ever so slightly, cascading into the greatest disruption to human life in over a century.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The events mutated into a leaderless harassment campaign known as Gamergate, eventually moving from 4chan to more mainstream social media platforms.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
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Casey Gallagher, Health, 15 Apr. 2025
The zombies have mutated, new human enclaves have sprouted up, and the UK is almost a complete no-go area.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
During the fall of 2019, in a lab in Wuhan, China, a cluster of atoms weighing less than one-trillionth of a gram mutated ever so slightly, cascading into the greatest disruption to human life in over a century.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The events mutated into a leaderless harassment campaign known as Gamergate, eventually moving from 4chan to more mainstream social media platforms.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutate. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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