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 events mutated into a leaderless harassment campaign known as Gamergate, eventually moving from 4chan to more mainstream social media platforms.
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Scientists are concerned that allowing the virus to race unchecked through farms would enable it to mutate, potentially becoming dangerous to humans.
—Donnelle Eller, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
For example, a leading goal of the response now is to bring down egg prices, rather than tackling the spread of the virus or preparing for a worst-case scenario in which the virus mutates and spreads easily from person to person.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
When the virus strikes down a cinema filled with moviegoers, Daniels and Keough realize the virus has mutated and become airborne.
—Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Scientists are concerned that allowing the virus to race unchecked through farms would enable it to mutate, potentially becoming dangerous to humans.
—Donnelle Eller, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
For example, a leading goal of the response now is to bring down egg prices, rather than tackling the spread of the virus or preparing for a worst-case scenario in which the virus mutates and spreads easily from person to person.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
When the virus strikes down a cinema filled with moviegoers, Daniels and Keough realize the virus has mutated and become airborne.
—Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
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Howard plays himself as a tyrannical auteur who petulantly refuses to cut a vacuous scene from his overlong thriller, warding off pleas only to change his mind at the moment of truth.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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The 20-course omakase will change seasonally and feature ingredients that Toshi forages locally.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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While most modern employees feel a general sense of security going to work, their experience varies across industries and workplaces.—
Elissa Rossi,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Most teams have carried around 120 players, but that number varies, ranging from as little as 110 to as high as 140 in some instances.—
Sam Khan Jr.,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Focus will now shift to international reporting requirements, most notably the European Union’s impact on U.S. businesses, and states like California and Colorado that are considering their own reporting mandates.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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New York New York shifted toward Trump last year, but 61 percent of residents still disapprove of him as of March 27.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutate. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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