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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

But Reilly, who calls himself a coward and claims to be no hero, regards his mutant abilities as “a part of me I wish never existed. With no power, there’s no responsibility.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 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

"Working with mouse models and cells derived from patients with Rett syndrome, our study provides proof of concept that increasing the levels of mutant MeCP2 in patients with the condition could provide therapeutic benefit."

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2026

The weird thing is, though you’d never know it from looking at them: both my parents carry that mutant gene.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio

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

Unlike other heroes whose superpowers are the result of lab accidents or secret experiments, the X-Men are mutants: humans born with a special gene that gives them their various abilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 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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