MUTATING Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

mutating

verb

present participle of mutate

as in changing

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 mutating Drama aside, this knowledgeable CPA knows how to navigate mutating tax rules and regulations. — Claudia Rosenbaum, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 Stars Gianna Jun as Professor Se-jeong, who is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference, causing authorities to seal the facility. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Spider-Man is struggling with his mutating powers — and the fact that his girlfriend MJ (Zendaya) and best friend Ned (Jacob Batalon) are making memories at MIT with zero recollection of their former pal. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Aug. 2026 Diversity and reinvention Just as American culture is continuously mutating, American music is constantly being reinvented. — Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 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 Things reportedly spiral after a strange signal hidden beneath the city’s subway tunnels begins mutating the station’s broadcasts — and possibly its listeners. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 May 2026 The unlikely pair of characters must fend off hostile robots and mutating creatures in a quest to return to planet Earth. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 10 May 2026 The precautions are necessary, says Colleen Jonsson, a virologist at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, because of the possibility of the virus mutating to become more virulent. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 6 May 2026

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Ebola is changing how African governments organize their response, Kaseya said, with Nigeria’s case prompting stronger solidarity across the continent.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
With companies seeking to cut the number of junior hires in the finance function, the traditional pyramid-shape of the function is changing.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

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Fixing the problem Flexible substrates have uneven surface roughness and varying hydroxyl-group densities, making standard large-area printing techniques ineffective.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
Research from clinical trials that have required female participants only since 1993 have repeatedly drummed home that message, from varying chromosomes in heart muscle cells to different heart attack symptoms and causes.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026

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The two built the models that modern central banks use to stabilize the economy, shifting macro policymakers’ focus from big economic variables like inflation and unemployment to the actual decisions of individuals.

— Dario Marino, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
The attorney characterized the company's earlier responses as providing limited information while shifting blame and responsibility to others.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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