mutating

verb

present participle of mutate
as in changing
to pass from one form, state, or level to another colored lights that slowly mutate from green to blue and so on across the color spectrum

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Recent Examples of mutating Stars Gianna Jun as Professor Se-jeong, who is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference, causing authorities to seal the facility. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Spider-Man is struggling with his mutating powers — and the fact that his girlfriend MJ (Zendaya) and best friend Ned (Jacob Batalon) are making memories at MIT with zero recollection of their former pal. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Aug. 2026 Diversity and reinvention Just as American culture is continuously mutating, American music is constantly being reinvented. — Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 Every texture is an independent agent with its own membrane in the mix; percussion rubs and scrapes against your attention, while mutating synth patches burble in the periphery. — H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026 Things reportedly spiral after a strange signal hidden beneath the city’s subway tunnels begins mutating the station’s broadcasts — and possibly its listeners. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 May 2026 The unlikely pair of characters must fend off hostile robots and mutating creatures in a quest to return to planet Earth. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 10 May 2026 The precautions are necessary, says Colleen Jonsson, a virologist at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, because of the possibility of the virus mutating to become more virulent. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 6 May 2026 Not just as a video game adaptation, but as a snapshot of cinema mutating in real time. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutating
  1. changing
  2. varying
  3. shifting
Verb
  • Its ability to perform different missions allows commanders to employ the weapon against changing threats.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Online networks’ native agents were bringing more adaptive systems to a changing art world, using tactics celebrated in their own communities but until recently taboo in the towers of high culture.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of changing
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  • The ship’s accommodations are varying and offer different set ups that accommodate the entire family.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The buildings were designed with varying degrees of architectural success by Pappageorge Haymes, FitzGerald Associates and Booth Hansen.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of varying
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  • Results from consumer goods and aviation majors typically offer an early read on shifting fuel expenses, freight costs, and end consumer demand.
    — , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Climate volatility, shifting regulatory pressures and economic uncertainty are rapidly transforming cotton farming from a traditional agricultural endeavor into a complex, high-stakes business challenge.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of shifting

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“Mutating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutating. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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