mutates
- present tense form of mutate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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“It’s a virus that mutates and against which people must be immunized over and over again.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026
Bird flu has already cost America billions — and if it mutates to allow for human-to-human transmission, the cost could soar into the hundreds of billions or even trillions of dollars.
From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025
The COVID-19 virus, SARS-CoV-2, mutates often, learning to better transmit itself from person to person and evade immunity created by vaccinations and previous infections.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025
If that protein in the coronavirus changes or mutates then the body's protection is lessened.
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025
He descends into dreams in which Fredericks mother mutates into a leering, small-mouthed demon and lowers Dr. Hauptmann’s triangles over his head.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
