as in deteriorating
to become worse or of less value
the once-lovely neighborhood has devolved into a squalid slum
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Recent Examples of devolving
This approach not only drives efficiency but also fosters a coherent, scalable architecture, preventing platforms from devolving into solutions tailored for a single business unit or niche requirement.
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Gaurav Dixit, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Gaurav Dixit, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devolving
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In both Camp 6 and another detention facility, migrants reported unsanitary conditions, poor hygiene and deteriorating infrastructure.—
Mauricio Torres,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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By then, the humanitarian situation was deteriorating quickly.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
28 Aug. 2025
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Those are just two of the stylish examples of A-listers descending on the famed Italian city in recent days as the world’s oldest film festival gets underway.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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Since gaining independence from Sudan in 2011, South Sudan has faced ongoing conflict and is considered at risk of descending into civil war once again.—
Billal Rahman
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Old Hamlet’s retainers acquired crumbling public housing estates turning out occupants enabling them to build showy apartments for cash buyers.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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Today these first monsters are imprisoned in the rocks, crumbling from mountainsides of scree in British Columbia, and paved over by suburban subdivisions in Pennsylvania.—
Peter Brannen
August 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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But oil export revenues are declining amid sanctions and lower global demand, which means the Kremlin might be forced to consider other spending cuts or further tax rises.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
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Numerous factors could be affecting Miami-Dade and Broward County public school enrollment numbers, including declining birth rates and population shifts.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Aug. 2025
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The National Park Service did not change its confine and contain strategy to reflect the worsening conditions and maintained that there was still no threat to public safety or developed areas.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Hidradenitis suppurativa tends to start after puberty and before age 40, persisting for many years and potentially worsening over time, according to Mayo Clinic.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Additionally, the rising costs of post-secondary educational degrees, which have come as a result of inflation and diminishing financial support from state and federal governments, have contributed to public skepticism.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Hopes for some homebuyers and investors, who put money into Evergrande wealth management products, meanwhile, are also diminishing.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Devolving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devolving. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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