as in transformed
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 morphed
Gaga, however, Gaga-fies it, joyfully vamping all over the melody as if she’s morphed into a saxophone.
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Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Another Parisian dress from the early 1920s, this one with swirling beadwork, has morphed into a pair of fluid, wide-leg pants—proof again of Voto’s unconstrained vision for seeing the antique garments as raw material.
—Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
The arrangement morphed into a cottage industry for a small number of law firms that solicited plaintiffs door to door and bombarded insurers with litigation, insurers have long contended.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
The public’s frustration with the American insurance industry and CEOs morphed into an unprecedented and unsettling celebration of a person accused of murdering a man in cold blood — a disturbing snapshot of a fractured society.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
What started as a general lack of trust for a cloud environment, laden with security concerns, has morphed into significant increase in cloud adoption only to be sullied by the all-in cost of cloud.
—Paige Francis, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
The 2016 double date between the highest goal scorers in NHL history and their wives slowly morphed into a sit-down interview.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2025
First proposed just two weeks ago, the force has quickly morphed from an idea to an apparent condition of any deal.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
The Pac-10, first to the table, added the Utes and Colorado, split into divisions and morphed into the Pac-12.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Another Parisian dress from the early 1920s, this one with swirling beadwork, has morphed into a pair of fluid, wide-leg pants—proof again of Voto’s unconstrained vision for seeing the antique garments as raw material.
—Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
The arrangement morphed into a cottage industry for a small number of law firms that solicited plaintiffs door to door and bombarded insurers with litigation, insurers have long contended.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
The public’s frustration with the American insurance industry and CEOs morphed into an unprecedented and unsettling celebration of a person accused of murdering a man in cold blood — a disturbing snapshot of a fractured society.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
What started as a general lack of trust for a cloud environment, laden with security concerns, has morphed into significant increase in cloud adoption only to be sullied by the all-in cost of cloud.
—Paige Francis, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
The 2016 double date between the highest goal scorers in NHL history and their wives slowly morphed into a sit-down interview.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2025
First proposed just two weeks ago, the force has quickly morphed from an idea to an apparent condition of any deal.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
The Pac-10, first to the table, added the Utes and Colorado, split into divisions and morphed into the Pac-12.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Morphed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morphed. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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