mutated

past tense of mutate
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 new open world setup is all about scanning and scavenging for items, as well as taking down various Immortals (creatures mutated due to Femto). Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 Ella Purnell leads the cast as optimistic Vault-dweller Lucy, who is forced to the surface to rescue her father, opposite Walton Goggins, who plays the Ghoul, a bounty hunter who mutated and has survived the 200 years since the Great War. Selome Hailu, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025 Today, nearly all of the world’s polio cases – mostly in Africa and the Middle East – are mutated viruses from the oral vaccine, except for Afghanistan and Pakistan. CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
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  • Over the years, the government's reporting requirements have changed, which makes historical comparisons a little tricky.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The squad has changed a lot in the last six months, so not as many players have the muscle memory of this fixture.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
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  • Student reactions to Kirk’s death Student sentiments at Sac State echoed those of Wood’s and other leaders, but views of Kirk himself varied widely.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Public Responses to Electricity Concerns Have Varied Responses have varied across the country, with politicians and the public are beginning to wake up to the limits of the American grid ecosystem in its current state.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Zibanejad shifted to wing and looked revived while playing alongside Miller.
    Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2025
  • After successfully rounding the corner of generating text, the AI makers shifted into a mode of concentrating on code.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Mutated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutated. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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