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 company has mutated into something that defies both comparison and logic.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
Every texture is an independent agent with its own membrane in the mix; percussion rubs and scrapes against your attention, while mutating synth patches burble in the periphery.
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H.d. Angel,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
Over evolutionary time, this theory goes, one of those copies mutated and evolved to give rise to a second photosystem that uses oxygen to harvest energy more efficiently.
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Quanta Magazine,
10 June 2026
In the work, every time there was a tremor, the landscape would mutate, almost accelerating from summer to autumn and back again.
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Pablo Larios,
Artforum,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for mutate
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
Every texture is an independent agent with its own membrane in the mix; percussion rubs and scrapes against your attention, while mutating synth patches burble in the periphery.
—
H.d. Angel,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
Over evolutionary time, this theory goes, one of those copies mutated and evolved to give rise to a second photosystem that uses oxygen to harvest energy more efficiently.
—
Quanta Magazine,
10 June 2026
In the work, every time there was a tremor, the landscape would mutate, almost accelerating from summer to autumn and back again.
—
Pablo Larios,
Artforum,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for mutate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutate
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Prices and availability may change.
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But the mood quickly changed when team coach Migné’s name was announced, and the crowd responded with boos.
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From that glossy start emerges an elaborate, colossal bun composed of braids in varying widths—from pencil-thin plaits woven around the base to chunkier folds making up the lion’s share of the height-enhancing sculpture.
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Pricing is based off of averages, your installation costs will vary by equipment, contractor and location.
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The border shifted and changed hands here at least four times in the 19th century and a fifth time in the 20th, tugged south by war and treaty, peace talks and purchases.
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While shows like these still exist (Dora even got a modern reboot) Gen Alpha has shifted their viewing habits almost entirely online.
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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