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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But in real life—especially in business—the players change, the rules mutate, and the payoffs are subjective.
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Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the virus still poses a low risk to the general public, an infectious disease expert noted that every new infection increases the odds that bird flu could mutate and lead to more severe disease.
—CBS News, 19 May 2025
But flu viruses mutate often, hop frequently across species, and are tricky to durably vaccinate against; although scientists have been trying to concoct a universal-flu-vaccine recipe for decades, none have succeeded.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 May 2025
Because viruses evolve by mutating within bodies, each infection is like a pull of a slot machine lever.
—Amy Maxmen | Kff Health News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
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Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the virus still poses a low risk to the general public, an infectious disease expert noted that every new infection increases the odds that bird flu could mutate and lead to more severe disease.
—CBS News, 19 May 2025
But flu viruses mutate often, hop frequently across species, and are tricky to durably vaccinate against; although scientists have been trying to concoct a universal-flu-vaccine recipe for decades, none have succeeded.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 May 2025
Because viruses evolve by mutating within bodies, each infection is like a pull of a slot machine lever.
—Amy Maxmen | Kff Health News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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