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
In order to evade facial identification, morphed biometrics create new faces from actual ones.
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Rohan Pinto, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
From that conflict came the cross-border violence that morphed over time into the Missouri-Kansas rivalry of today.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Virgo has Steal Away begin as a feminist drama that eventually breaks conventions by morphing into something of a horror film, with even a pinch of the supernatural.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
That’s bad news for the 22 students left at Ponderosa Elementary School whose parents have been unable to reach them in time to meet an evacuation order that has already morphed and changed far beyond what most of the town’s residents can reasonably be expected to know.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
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Rohan Pinto, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
From that conflict came the cross-border violence that morphed over time into the Missouri-Kansas rivalry of today.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Virgo has Steal Away begin as a feminist drama that eventually breaks conventions by morphing into something of a horror film, with even a pinch of the supernatural.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
That’s bad news for the 22 students left at Ponderosa Elementary School whose parents have been unable to reach them in time to meet an evacuation order that has already morphed and changed far beyond what most of the town’s residents can reasonably be expected to know.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
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Velasco adapted and transformed the classroom at Dishchii’bikoh Community School to match the curriculum.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Creator @tinalemac shared her step-by-step process for transforming a plain IKEA mirror into a high-end replica using nothing more than tin foil and air-dry clay.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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Viruses can mutate to escape from antibodies, but the mRNA vaccines are not causing the emergence of more virulent strains, likely for at least two reasons.—
Deborah Fuller,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Viruses can mutate to escape from antibodies, but the mRNA vaccines are not causing the emergence of more virulent strains, likely for at least two reasons.—
Deborah Fuller,
The Conversation,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Morph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morph. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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