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a plant or animal that is different from other plants or animals of the same kind because of a change in the structure of its genes; something produced by genetic mutation
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Recent Examples of mutant
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024
The actor-writer-director labored with love for seven years on this mutant hybrid of The Fountainhead, The Conformist and The Godfather movies, and it should be met with an equal amount of awe and admiration.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Truth is, Deadpool really is too cool to hang out with those mutant nerds.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 July 2024
For Lucca, Cronenberg’s trademark anatomical derangements — all those slimy, mutant body organs, guts and intestines spilling out of his characters like slinky toys — are how the director makes a character’s anxieties manifest: the deliquescing body as a metaphor for spiritual imbalance.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Hmmm … does Aesop have a fable about the CGI lion and the mutant hedgehog?
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024
The actor-writer-director labored with love for seven years on this mutant hybrid of The Fountainhead, The Conformist and The Godfather movies, and it should be met with an equal amount of awe and admiration.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Truth is, Deadpool really is too cool to hang out with those mutant nerds.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 July 2024
For Lucca, Cronenberg’s trademark anatomical derangements — all those slimy, mutant body organs, guts and intestines spilling out of his characters like slinky toys — are how the director makes a character’s anxieties manifest: the deliquescing body as a metaphor for spiritual imbalance.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutant
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According to evolutionary molecular biologist Henry Niman, in each case, there is a signature mutation on one segment of the virus — a switch at position 52 on the NP protein — in both the food samples and dead animals, providing an unmistakable link between them.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Experts have warned that the possibility of mutations in the virus could enable person-to-person transmission.—
Melissa Rudy,
Fox News,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Crews from the city of Escondido found no abnormal readings indicating toxic fumes and air-quality monitoring did not indicate any health risks.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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Drinking in excess is, in fact, linked to high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythms, and sometimes even heart failure, according to American Heart Association researchers.—
Jamie Ducharme,
TIME,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Again, the answer lies in the collective mindset of reality TV, whose fans are highly tolerant of aberrant behavior and quick to forgive missteps.—
Meredith Blake,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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But the more people speak up against such aberrant behavior, the more likely those who are inclined toward violence will be persuaded that engaging their fellow citizens nonviolently is the more patriotic course of action.—
Reuben E. Brigety II,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Oct. 2020
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Richard Lapointe, who died at age 74 in 2020, had Dandy-Walker syndrome, a rare congenital brain malformation that his lawyers say was a factor in his false confession.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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His arteriovenous malformation, that tangle of blood vessels in his brain, had begun to bleed.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Tomlinson’s mom lived to be just 34 years old, a fact that’s always floated on the edge of her daughter’s consciousness as a sort of cosmic deadline, pushing her to hit milestones in her comedy career at a nearly freakish pace.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2024
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That gave more teammates a close look at his freakish athletic talents.—
Nathan Baird,
cleveland,
7 Sep. 2023
Noun
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The creature towers over one of Peter's fellow students which spurs him into action, distracting the monster long enough for Dr. Strange to wrangle it and haul it back through one of his signature portals.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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For now, questions that seem to have no answers persist: How Hitler’s cult of personality could create such monsters and how so much of a nation could have committed such crimes.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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These ultra-modern and asymmetrical creations flaunt the form of a treble clef in two different sizes: set with baguette-cut Swarovski zirconia and punctuated by a single pearl at the center.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
28 Jan. 2025
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All the furniture pieces in your bedroom don’t have to be the same finish or style, instead consider using antiques or family heirloom pieces for an asymmetrical look and embracing imperfection.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Mutant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutant. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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