mutate
verb (used with object)
to change; alter.
mutated
Example Sentences
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The industry faced a crisis during the coronavirus pandemic, when the government ordered a mass cull of mink after a mutated strain of Covid-19 was found in the animals.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
One promising experimental anti-tau treatment that made waves this summer acts on the very same gene that is mutated in Barb’s family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Even the endings feel like save points, with Alice respawning at the start of each consecutive movie with another mutated monkey on her back.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
A patient’s tumor is surgically removed and then sequenced, allowing researchers to figure out which mutated proteins are expressed on the cancer cells.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
His nose and mouth had mutated into a snout filled with yellow fangs.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
