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mutant

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


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Stewart found further acclaim on the big screen in many films of the "X-Men" series, debuting in 2000 as Professor Charles Xavier, the founder and mentor of the mutant superhero team.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

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

"When CS18 binds to BRCT7/8, the cancer-promoting activities of MYC and mutant p53 decreased, proteins involved in DNA repair became less active and cancer cells were more likely to die," Lin said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

We open in a post-apocalyptic Pasadena, following a hooded character through a dark landscape of burned out cars and mutant distractions to Stuart’s somehow still-open comic book store.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

But I need to get that dashiki back—even if it means growing a mutant toe or something.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

"In our PEX11 mutants, these vesicles either don't form or are abnormally small and rare, and so we see these massive peroxisomes, way larger than normal."

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 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 series itself has gotten so bored with the beasties that it continues to invent new ugly mutants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2025

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

Fruit flies had transformed genetics by virtue of rare mutants.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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