Examples of mutate in a Sentence
a disease that mutates genes in humans
a group of mutated genes
Over time, her feelings mutated from hatred into love.
opera singers mutating into pop stars
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The latest strain isn’t a surprise, say public-health experts, since influenza takes different forms in different species and is constantly mutating.
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Alice Park, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
Yes, but: The microbes inevitably mutate as production ramps up, eventually reducing yields and hampering profitability.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
The market mutated: In the same way that celebcoins had a moment, so did memecoins inspired by Donald Trump and other political figures, coins promoted by AI chatbots—and even one coin launched by a child.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2025
The move comes amid concerns that the virus could potentially mutate and begin spreading between people.
—ABC News, 5 Jan. 2025
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Alice Park, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
Yes, but: The microbes inevitably mutate as production ramps up, eventually reducing yields and hampering profitability.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
The market mutated: In the same way that celebcoins had a moment, so did memecoins inspired by Donald Trump and other political figures, coins promoted by AI chatbots—and even one coin launched by a child.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2025
The move comes amid concerns that the virus could potentially mutate and begin spreading between people.
—ABC News, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Mutate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutate. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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