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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
To explain these distortions, experts speculate that the figures served as fertility talismans—designed to maximize those parts of the body that evolution has encoded us to see as signs of optimal child-bearers.
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Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Goodall was one of three women selected by Leakey to study primates in their natural habitat as part of his effort to better understand human evolution.
—Tricia Escobedo, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Both relationships evolve at a pace that seems shaped more by the scant episode order, so common in contemporary TV comedies, than Russ’ organic evolution.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Basketball isn’t the only sport to see an evolution in NCAA eligibility.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Goodall was one of three women selected by Leakey to study primates in their natural habitat as part of his effort to better understand human evolution.
—Tricia Escobedo, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Both relationships evolve at a pace that seems shaped more by the scant episode order, so common in contemporary TV comedies, than Russ’ organic evolution.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Basketball isn’t the only sport to see an evolution in NCAA eligibility.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evolution
Noun
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Teams finishing in the top four progress directly to the quarter-finals.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Currently, there is no data indicating the containment progress of the fire and its cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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While the development of McCarthy is important to the Vikings this season, Wentz probably gives Minnesota the best chance to move the ball against a stout Browns defense.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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But those who depend on the status to live and work in the United States decried the development.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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The mice were given only three doses of the supramolecular drugs, followed by regular disease progression monitoring.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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With Leverkusen’s front players focused on stopping progression into Gravenberch, Jones drops back to receive from Alexander-Arnold.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The e-commerce and cloud giant will deploy electronic kiosks in One Medical primary care locations starting in December 2025 in the greater Los Angeles area, with expansions to other locations soon after, the company wrote in a press release.—
Jeff Marks,Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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Eisler led the control acquisition of the San Diego Wave for the Levine Leichtman family and Rob Cohen’s winning bid to bring an NWSL expansion team to Denver.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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But there were a handful of plays that really showed the breadth of his ability and his growth as a quarterback.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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While local residents hope a new plant could bring economic growth, unanswered questions about use of the additional land are making some uneasy.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Evolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evolution. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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