mutate
verb (used with object)
to change; alter.
has been mutating
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present perfect progressiveof mutate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Ever since it first emerged, Covid has been mutating or shape-shifting and becoming incrementally different.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2023
The first being that the virus has been mutating, which may reduce efficacy of the initial vaccine.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2022
Ever since it first emerged, Covid has been mutating or shape-shifting.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2022
Ever since it first emerged, Covid has been mutating or shape-shifting, creating new variants and subvariants.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2022
That's because the Ebola virus has been mutating at its normal pace during the current West African epidemic, researchers report in the March 26 issue of the journal Science.
From US News ● Mar. 26, 2015
