evolve
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, -ˈvȯlv, ē- also -ˈväv or -ˈvȯv\
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, -ˈvȯl- , ē- also -ˈvä-və- or -ˈvȯ-və- \
adjective
, -ˈvȯlv- , ē- also -ˈväv- or -ˈvȯv- \
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In the modern era, women like Eleanor Roosevelt and Jacqueline Kennedy evolved the role further. — Michelle Garcia, Glamour, "The First Lady Has a Huge Job. It’s Time She Had a Salary to Match," 3 Apr. 2019 The tall, bouncy San Jose State transfer evolved into an All-American candidate at Gonzaga this season, breaking both Gonzaga and West Coast Conference records for single-season blocks, finishing with 117. — Theo Lawson, The Seattle Times, "Gonzaga’s Rui Hachimura, Brandon Clarke mum about future following NCAA tournament exit," 30 Mar. 2019 Eventually this evolved into something more akin to a mosque. — Asma Uddin, Teen Vogue, "On Muslim Women's Day, Women-Only Mosques Are About Much More Than Prayer," 27 Mar. 2019 In fact, the term equinox evolved from aequus, the Latin word meaning equal, and nox, the word for night. — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, "What Exactly Is the Spring Equinox?," 19 Mar. 2019 However, Fort Ritchie’s role evolved away from supporting the underground facility, and it was closed completely in 1998. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Russian State TV Lists U.S. Targets for Putin’s New Nukes--But One Target Doesn't Make Sense," 26 Feb. 2019 Monitors evolved beyond being simple 27-inch rectangles. — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, "6 important CES 2019 reveals and trends that PC enthusiasts need to know about," 11 Jan. 2019 Her reasoning is that cultures change and evolve, sometimes finding things that were once inconceivable to be permissible and, perhaps more importantly, vice versa. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s iconification culminates in the biopic On the Basis of Sex," 20 Dec. 2018 When Armenia fell under Russian (and subsequently Soviet) influence, the nation’s toasting traditions inevitably evolved. — Benjamin Kemper, Smithsonian, "Raising a Glass to Armenia’s Elaborate Toasting Tradition," 13 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'evolve.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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