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
Finally, the host’s genome must eventually mutate to accommodate the bacterium—allowing the two to evolve as a unit.
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Molly Herring, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2025
This departure from the WHO also endangers American lives because U.S. public health officials will lose access to a treasure trove of information needed to develop effective vaccines for constantly mutating infectious diseases like seasonal flu and COVID-19, Schaffner adds.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Jan. 2025
There are fears that H5N1 bird flu may mutate to be able to be spread from human to human, which has not been observed thus far.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Research suggests cats, who can carry bird flu and human influenza viruses, can serve as mixing vessels that would allow the bird flu virus to mutate and become more likely to infect people.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
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Molly Herring, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2025
This departure from the WHO also endangers American lives because U.S. public health officials will lose access to a treasure trove of information needed to develop effective vaccines for constantly mutating infectious diseases like seasonal flu and COVID-19, Schaffner adds.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Jan. 2025
There are fears that H5N1 bird flu may mutate to be able to be spread from human to human, which has not been observed thus far.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Research suggests cats, who can carry bird flu and human influenza viruses, can serve as mixing vessels that would allow the bird flu virus to mutate and become more likely to infect people.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutate
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None of this, however, changes those one in 13.7 million mortality odds that MIT calculated.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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Over the last century, humans have dramatically changed that cycle.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Don't forget: Regulations on backyard chickens vary across municipalities and HOAs.—
Carly Mallenbaum,
Axios,
15 Feb. 2025
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His results were mixed as Paddack’s velocity varied from start to start.—
Dan Hayes,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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At the event's red carpet, Moore told PEOPLE that her relationship with the topic of aging has shifted throughout her life, especially as she's gotten older.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Since the launch of the ID product family in 2019, VW has shifted more than 1.35 million ID EVs worldwide, many with the woeful haptic buttons customers have loathed, but which mercifully have now been binned.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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