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Can all the mutant circuits have an era-appropriate neon color palette, please?
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—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2024
By the end of 2011, according to combined UN agency reports, about 85 percent of highly drug-resistant TB cases were going completely untreated, allowing community spread of the mutant strains.
—Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2012
Creatures such as white dragon-like birds, glowing blue sponges, bug-eyed sloths, mutant frogs, flying bunnies and the creepiest of crawlies imaginable enrich each frame with impressive detail and lively color.
—Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Viewers will also hear the voices of Rose Byrne, Post Malone, Pete Davidson, Alanna Ubach (who stars as Bishop), Timothy Olyphant — and for good measure, how about Danny Trejo as a mutant seahorse?
—Paul Cecchini, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Latin mutant-, mutans, present participle of mutare
First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined above
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“Mutant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutant. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
mutant
1 of 2 adjective
mu·tant
ˈmyüt-ᵊnt
: of, relating to, or produced by mutation
mutant
2 of 2 noun
: a mutant individual
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