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
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Chishti said the rulings signify that future presidents could continue to change immigration policies at their discretion.
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True, nothing so grand as a massive dragon and naval battle took place, but seeing Rhaenyra start to change into someone almost unrecognizable from her younger, more innocent self was compelling in a deeper way.
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In the video, Johnson said the nuggets cost a little more than $17 and the buns were 25 cents each at his local restaurant, though prices vary by market.
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The layoffs will affect almost every division at Xbox, a source tells Variety, but will vary in size across developers including Activision, Bethesda/ZeniMax, Blizzard, King, Mojang, and Xbox Game Studios.
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Here is another example in the opening 45 minutes, where Brazil’s midfield is shifted over to the near side to condense the space around Morocco.
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The Facebook page shifted to a private setting to create a more intimate space.
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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