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
Most organisms use tens of thousands of protein types, and each can be mutated, modified and measured in different ways and in countless environments.
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Marc Zimmer, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026
In more ways than one, this war has mutated into an ugly numbers game.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
Rankings influence many disciplines and can mutate values as well as goals, leading academics to such unscholarly behaviors as plagiarizing others’ work, unintentionally manipulating data, or outright falsifying it.
—Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
In the games, the virus is used as a type of biological warfare that can mutate those exposed to it.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
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Marc Zimmer, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026
In more ways than one, this war has mutated into an ugly numbers game.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
Rankings influence many disciplines and can mutate values as well as goals, leading academics to such unscholarly behaviors as plagiarizing others’ work, unintentionally manipulating data, or outright falsifying it.
—Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
In the games, the virus is used as a type of biological warfare that can mutate those exposed to it.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
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Now called The Palms — records show the home changed ownership both in 2018 and 2019 — the ALF has been cited by health regulators for 90 violations since 2012.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Prices were accurate at the time of publication but may change.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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But adult protection varies from child welfare in several ways that have profound consequences.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Pay also trails in other large cities in the state, to varying degrees.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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And in late February, just as attention began to shift away from Gaza, Israel and the United States launched a joint attack on Iran—a potentially epochal war that may end up dividing Jewish Americans no less than the Gaza war did, particularly if the conflict drags on and casualties mount.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Yainer Diaz softly grounded a first-pitch fastball, but toward an opening in the Angels’ shifted infield for a two-run single.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutate. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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