as in progress
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
Evolutionary importance and modern life While the appendix has an interesting past, with evolution continually reinventing it, its modern importance is modest at best.
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Lilia Goncharova, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
Part of that evolution reflects how younger viewers discovered international cinema in the first place.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
The company has strengthened its international presence through strategic retail openings in Tokyo, Amsterdam and Berlin, alongside campaigns featuring global talent and special activations that reflect the brand’s ongoing evolution.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026
This example of the vehicle’s final evolution, chassis 4976, spent more than half a century in the possession of a single American collector and is in highly original condition, which helped spur a back-and-forth bidding war.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2026
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Lilia Goncharova, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
Part of that evolution reflects how younger viewers discovered international cinema in the first place.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
The company has strengthened its international presence through strategic retail openings in Tokyo, Amsterdam and Berlin, alongside campaigns featuring global talent and special activations that reflect the brand’s ongoing evolution.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026
This example of the vehicle’s final evolution, chassis 4976, spent more than half a century in the possession of a single American collector and is in highly original condition, which helped spur a back-and-forth bidding war.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evolution
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Some nice progress could begin soon in your living space.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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That progress reflects decades of work by families, self-advocates and policymakers who came together to design systems that consider people with disabilities from the start.—
Jonathon Rondeau,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Mar. 2026
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On Thursday, the Senate passed a broad bipartisan bill on housing, which seeks to adjust policies to increase construction and limit institutional ownership of home development.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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The research is being led by specialists involved in China’s air-defense radar development.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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The central chord progression’s pads and low-end synths begin at low volumes and swell upward as that resonant grain bites into the mix, the latter doing so with gate and delay effects before spiralling back downward.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2026
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Long-term studies tracking cancer progression, immune response and climate systems lose continuity.—
Dave Doneson,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Vegas Golden Knights set a record for road wins by an expansion team with a 2-1 shootout victory at Buffalo.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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This new expansion brings it to 10 locations, starting with Phoenix, though Zoox has yet to share an exact date for when vehicles will hit the road.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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Global bond markets tumbled in Asian trading Monday as an oil price shock prompted investors to price in higher inflation and a deteriorating economic growth outlook.—
Marcus Wong,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Surging prices from an energy supply crunch would then weigh on global economic growth.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Evolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evolution. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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