as in transforming
to take on a different shape, appearance, or state
When it emerged from its chrysalis, the caterpillar had morphed into a striking butterfly.
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Recent Examples of morphing
But its pathway, starting out as an on-site project and later morphing to modular, is at least partially responsible.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
At times, this merges with the physicality of the architecture, morphing into and informing it, as with the Guggenheim Bilbao.
—Norman Foster, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
Protests broke out in Iran in late December against the rising cost of living before morphing into nationwide anti-government demonstrations that peaked on January 8 and 9.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
The fever dream continued with Howard wailing on guitar and vocals, the production morphing into a beautiful stew of blues rock and given an exclamation point – and a standing ovation – with Copeland spinning out of the shadows.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
The 2018 seventh-round pick climbed the depth chart through the years, first emerging as a special teams ace and then morphing into an every-down linebacker.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Perfect serving size, too, where they are gobbled down before morphing back into plain, lukewarm potato slivers.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Friday’s game began like the World Series before morphing into a typical spring training game with unknown players wearing uniform numbers in the 80s and 90s playing out the final innings.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
The approach allows a single sheet of material to perform multiple functions at once, including adaptive camouflage, information encryption and decryption, and shape morphing.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
Dan Walters, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
At times, this merges with the physicality of the architecture, morphing into and informing it, as with the Guggenheim Bilbao.
—Norman Foster, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
Protests broke out in Iran in late December against the rising cost of living before morphing into nationwide anti-government demonstrations that peaked on January 8 and 9.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
The fever dream continued with Howard wailing on guitar and vocals, the production morphing into a beautiful stew of blues rock and given an exclamation point – and a standing ovation – with Copeland spinning out of the shadows.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
The 2018 seventh-round pick climbed the depth chart through the years, first emerging as a special teams ace and then morphing into an every-down linebacker.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Perfect serving size, too, where they are gobbled down before morphing back into plain, lukewarm potato slivers.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Friday’s game began like the World Series before morphing into a typical spring training game with unknown players wearing uniform numbers in the 80s and 90s playing out the final innings.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
The approach allows a single sheet of material to perform multiple functions at once, including adaptive camouflage, information encryption and decryption, and shape morphing.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morphing
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But the market wasn’t long for Sacramento thereafter, with a new owner transforming the building into offices a few years later.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The core of White’s framework lies in transforming data into narrative.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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But problems emerged as the department evolved to confront a mutating threat.—
Paul Rosenzweig,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2026
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The footage also shows that Peter's DNA is mutating, which brings him to Mark Ruffalo's Bruce Banner for help.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Morphing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morphing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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