as in to transform
to take on a different shape, appearance, or state
When it emerged from its chrysalis, the caterpillar had morphed into a striking butterfly.
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Recent Examples of morph
When that group disbanded, Adi Banton morphed into Vybz Kartel.
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Natalie Meade, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
The hospital morphs baby into a proper noun and, in doing so, quasi-anthropomorphizes it—human, sure, but on the cusp.
—Erica Stern
june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
Over the next four years, City’s squad gradually morphed into almost the perfect example of balance.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 12 June 2025
The comments section morphed into a support group of sorts—full of people venting their frustrations about job market expectations.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
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Natalie Meade, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
The hospital morphs baby into a proper noun and, in doing so, quasi-anthropomorphizes it—human, sure, but on the cusp.
—Erica Stern
june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
Over the next four years, City’s squad gradually morphed into almost the perfect example of balance.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 12 June 2025
The comments section morphed into a support group of sorts—full of people venting their frustrations about job market expectations.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morph
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One proposal being out forward by the experts is to transform the DGCA into an independent, oversight body along the lines of U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority.—
Vasuki Shastry,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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The effort is following in the footsteps of the Lake Effect project that was launched in 2013 and brought around 40 artists to the Miller Beach Arts & Creative District to transform 19 walls and alleys into canvases.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2025
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The virus has mutated substantially on the mainland, on the other side of the causeway connecting the humans’ new island home.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
21 June 2025
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What began as a promising movement to democratize market access has mutated into a profit-extraction engine dressed up in UX and buzzwords.—
Daniel Schlaepfer,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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“Morph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morph. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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