as in deteriorations
a change to a lower state or level
the gradual devolution of the neighborhood from a thriving community of close-knit families to a drug-ridden slum
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Noun
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Despite some of the geographic declines hitting the distiller, Brown-Forman saw some brand specific success.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
29 Aug. 2025 -
Jeep owner Stellantis, South Korea’s Hyundai Group and Japan’s Toyota and Suzuki, all posted year-on-year declines in European new car registrations in July.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
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Human sequences depicted various runs and also ascents, descents, lifts, throws, wrestling, dances, a child crawling, and a woman pouring a bucket of water over another woman.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 May 2019
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“Devolutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devolutions. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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