as in changed
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 mutated
The finding came from a study in which van der Weyden and other scientists across the world investigated cancer-causing genes in tumor samples of nearly 500 domestic cats -- specifically which genes were commonly mutated.
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Kyle Melnick The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
21 June 2026
The company has mutated into something that defies both comparison and logic.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 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
But the War on Terror persisted and mutated into nightmares in Iraq and Afghanistan, and then Syria, which unleashed that darkness in the form of terrorist states and a refugee crisis that spread anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred to Europe, the United States, and beyond.
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Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
According to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, BRCA2 is a gene that, when mutated, can increase a person’s lifetime risk of breast and other cancers, including ovarian, prostate and pancreatic.
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Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
Instead, this campy and melodramatic action flick from 1993 mutated into an immersive research experience for me that was firmly anchored in the global pop culture of the time.
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Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
As music mutated in subsequent decades giving rise to the proliferation of independent music, specific publications cropped up to cover it with the online magazine Pitchfork becoming a leader.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
Kerr took over what Mark Jackson started to build with the young Warriors core and mutated it by inserting Draymond into the starting lineup when David Lee got hurt.
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Zach Harper,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Kyle Melnick The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
21 June 2026
The company has mutated into something that defies both comparison and logic.
—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 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
But the War on Terror persisted and mutated into nightmares in Iraq and Afghanistan, and then Syria, which unleashed that darkness in the form of terrorist states and a refugee crisis that spread anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred to Europe, the United States, and beyond.
—
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
According to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, BRCA2 is a gene that, when mutated, can increase a person’s lifetime risk of breast and other cancers, including ovarian, prostate and pancreatic.
—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
Instead, this campy and melodramatic action flick from 1993 mutated into an immersive research experience for me that was firmly anchored in the global pop culture of the time.
—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
As music mutated in subsequent decades giving rise to the proliferation of independent music, specific publications cropped up to cover it with the online magazine Pitchfork becoming a leader.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
Kerr took over what Mark Jackson started to build with the young Warriors core and mutated it by inserting Draymond into the starting lineup when David Lee got hurt.
—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutated
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On top of that, ESPN announcers said the humidity changed the consistency of the buns.
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The composition of the bar changed dramatically as many Loyalist lawyers departed, others were jailed and younger lawyers assumed responsibilities previously held by members of the colonial establishment.
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Estimates from researchers have varied from as high as 39,000 annually to as low as 2,000.
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Before then, such cases were prosecuted under a patchwork of local ordinances that varied across the country.
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This is one of the missions originally awarded to United Launch Alliance under the NSSL Phase 2 contracts, but shifted to SpaceX after delays in ULA’s Vulcan certification.
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The rise of dopamine decor has shifted our perspective from designing our homes for others' enjoyment to reimagining our dwellings as havens that spark our own happiness.
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“Mutated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutated. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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