Thesaurus results for MORPHED

morphed

verb

past tense of morph

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 What began with peaceful protests by high school students demanding better conditions at schools has morphed into roiling protests nationwide denouncing rising living costs and inequities in French society. — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 The building morphed first into a church, then a community center. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 This project has morphed into something that is a musical/concert performance piece. — Peter White, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 After that, the show was displaced when Oxygen morphed into a true-crime cable outlet. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 The camaraderie morphed into friendship, and changed how Truncale approaches such gatherings. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026 What began as Israel’s military response to Hamas’s brutal attack on October 7 quickly morphed into one of the most destructive military campaigns against civilians in modern times. — Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026 Once limited to the fringes of health-food culture, unpasteurized milk has morphed into a widespread movement rooted in wellness trends and institutional distrust. — Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2026 At some point, the hope he was feeling morphed into actual belief. — Trisha Thadani Kirsten Potter Tanya Pérez Devin Murphy, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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The broadcaster and champion of the high street, who transformed the fortunes of Harvey Nichols, picks her favourites.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026
Almost two centuries later, scientists are still asking the same question, but our ability to answer it has been transformed.

— Amy L. Scarpignato, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

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Nowadays, the concept has mutated into something more like a full RV kitchen without the RV (or outside the RV), sometimes packed into a box burly enough to survive an active war zone.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
The Clash’s original line-up soldiered on until 1982, by which time punk rock had mutated into post-punk and new wave.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 23 Aug. 2026

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