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the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced
the evolution of motion pictures from short, silent reels into a medium of mass entertainment and an art form
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Recent Examples of evolution
The console’s power allowed the team to create the natural evolution of the series, bringing it into a dazzling, enormous environment.
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Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin, Judy Garland are back on TV
Oct. 12, 2015
The enduring success of the series, set in the frontier town of Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, demonstrates how every new evolution of video consumption can unlock the value of beloved vintage titles.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Our living conditions have changed dramatically, but the evolution of our bodies and minds is not moving as fast.
—Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
Now, Liberatore is preparing for the next evolution of her work.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 11 June 2025
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Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin, Judy Garland are back on TV
Oct. 12, 2015
The enduring success of the series, set in the frontier town of Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, demonstrates how every new evolution of video consumption can unlock the value of beloved vintage titles.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Our living conditions have changed dramatically, but the evolution of our bodies and minds is not moving as fast.
—Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
Now, Liberatore is preparing for the next evolution of her work.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evolution
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The progress is all recorded in pencil on a kitchen wall at his house.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Wonder fuels creativity, and creativity is the raw material of progress.—
Maureen Metcalf,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The area is often described as one of the country’s largest urban infill projects, and economic development leaders see it as a means of doubling the size of Sacramento’s downtown.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025
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At the Haiti Funders Conference on Haiti in Boston on Wednesday evening, several attendees expressed shock at the development.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, along with Warner Chappell Music, prevailed against a copyright infringement claim based on a generic musical progression that goes back to Bach and before.—
Bill Hochberg,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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But because the Islamic calendar shifts about 10 days earlier each year, Hajj will be in the winter from 2034 to 2041 in a natural progression through the seasons over a 33-year cycle.—
Juwayriah Wright,
Time,
4 June 2025
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The 54-year-old already was overseeing a $60 billion expansion of the parks business before Abu Dhabi — Disney’s first new park since 2016 — was announced in May.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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The two-story, 135,000-square-foot expansion, designed by Generator Studio, will double the size of the facility and is expected to bring up to 1.5 million people through its doors annually, according to team estimates.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Nearly half of South Dakota’s projected inmate population growth can be attributed to a law approved in 2023 that requires some violent offenders to serve the full length of their sentences before parole, according to a report by Arrington Watkins.—
Sarah Raza,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Over time, positive leadership pays off through loyalty and growth—from both customers and employees.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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“Evolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evolution. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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