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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
morph . - adjective
transformed
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Examples
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While the term 'greenhorns' was originally used to refer to the agrarians who embrace organic and sustainable farming methods, over the course of the production, the term morphed from working title and description of the subjects to become the name of a nascent agricultural advocacy organization as well as represent an entire movement.
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The term morphed to "retention bonus" rationalized as a necessary tactic to keep the "best and the brightest" employed, itself an odd descriptive choice for those whose division contributed to the largest financial quarterly loss in corporate history.
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After the TV show "Thriller" was cancelled, the title morphed into the long-running "Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery" see a previous post for more of these.
Gold Key "Virtual" Spinner Rack hyperdave 2008
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After the TV show "Thriller" was cancelled, the title morphed into the long-running "Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery" see a previous post for more of these.
Archive 2008-08-01 hyperdave 2008
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She turned her head ever so slowly, their eyes locking as his expression morphed into a hideous snarl.
The Forever Game Jonathan Luckett 2007
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She turned her head ever so slowly, their eyes locking as his expression morphed into a hideous snarl.
The Forever Game Jonathan Luckett 2007
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So the term morphed into "self reliance," to show that we know we are interdependent, but are choosing to be less reliant on others.
Energy Bulletin - 2010
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Even the tragedy at the end (no spoilers here) was morphed from the specific to the generically heroic.
Il Postino delivers in LA Anne Midgette 2010
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New Hampshire has morphed from a solid red state to a deeply tinged purple state these past ten years.
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New Hampshire has morphed from a solid red state to a deeply tinged purple state these past ten years.
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