evolve
verb
, -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- \
noun
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The offense has been slow to evolve and has been a no-show in the second half the past two weeks. — Joseph Duarte, ExpressNews.com, "UH hopes to hit reset button in AAC opener at Tulane," 16 Sep. 2019 But both musicians and attitudes have evolved keeping the legacy of Mumbai’s pluriculturalism steadfast. — Genesia Alves, Quartz India, "Why does Mumbai need the Bombay Chamber Orchestra? Its 90-year-old founder tries to answer," 12 Sep. 2019 The Handmaid seemed to evolve from a symbol of advocacy for victims into a way of playacting victimhood. — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, "Margaret Atwood Expands the World of “The Handmaid’s Tale”," 5 Sep. 2019 To ward off overheating, large animals such as elephants and rhinos had to evolve strategies to keep cool. — John Pickrell, National Geographic, "New discovery shows how T. rex kept its brain cool," 4 Sep. 2019 Even Canyon Ranch has evolved, with a new retreat opening this fall in Woodside, California, devoted to nature reconnection while sleeping in tree houses. — Daisy Finer, Condé Nast Traveler, "Biomarkers, Sweat Lodges, and Shamans: Today's Wellness Retreats Go Far Beyond a Detox," 26 Aug. 2019 Meanwhile, our thoughts around wildfire have evolved. — Sarah Berns, Outside Online, "Why Smokey Bear Desperately Needs a Makeover," 24 Aug. 2019 Despite this, the games tend to evolve at a glacial pace, rarely making major shifts from one entry to the next. — Cian Maher, The Verge, "How an ambitious fan project reinvented a Pokémon classic," 19 Aug. 2019 Others seem to have evolved after the origin of complex cells. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "We’ve finally gotten a look at the microbe that might have been our ancestor," 7 Aug. 2019These 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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