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mutant

[myoot-nt] / ˈmjut nt /
NOUN
mutation
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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The Welsh actor said he spent about half of his time on the set with the special effects make-up team, transforming into the mutant villain.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The researchers later found evidence that some of the mutant cells could enter the brain itself.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

“Heartstopper” star Kit Connor is reportedly Marvel Studios’ pick to play Scott Summers, the mutant hero also known as Cyclops, in its upcoming “X-Men” reboot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Peter Nowell, a pathologist, argued in 1976 that cancers arise from a single mutant cell and then evolve, as offspring acquire new mutations and compete for dominance—a prediction that single-cell sequencing has dramatically confirmed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

Some mutant grapes that normally would have had separate male and female individuals also became self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

In 2024, Feige told Entertainment Weekly that “the whole story of ‘Secret Wars’ really leads us into a new age of mutants and of the X-Men.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Bosses waited to unleash their mutants, but now the shackles are off as the latest teaser confirms they're entering the MCU.

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026

The surface is now home to scavengers, soldiers, mutants, and ghouls, all doing their best to survive on spoiled food, brackish water, and whatever’s left in long-abandoned vending machines.

From Salon ● May 12, 2025

He endorsed normal Senate candidates over lab-born mutants in swing-state primaries, and stopped feuding with old enemies in the name of party unity.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2024

All such mutants promptly sprouted and yielded harvested mutant seeds.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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