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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 evolutions
At the 2026 Watches and Wonders, TAG Heuer is unveiling two of its most notable evolutions of the company’s renowned watch, the TAG Heuer Monaco.
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
Winning across 20 seasons — through rules changes, car evolutions, team dynamics and the physical toll of the Cup Series grind — is something else.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
The evolutions of these orders through their Big Cycles were almost all driven by essentially the same cause/effect dynamics.
—Ray Dalio, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
While there were evolutions and design improvements in the late 20th century, significant innovation has happened since the 2010s.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Inevitably, however, the result feels like the character evolutions, machinations, and plot pivots of an entire series of the show compressed desperately into 112 minutes.
—Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
The previous epic adventures entail the unexpected evolutions and missteps of humans terraforming beyond Earth, from massive sentient spiders named after Shakespearean characters to a body-snatching Nodal entity.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
First announced in mid-January 2026, today's product launch includes a Pikachu and Poké Ball Lego set, a deluxe set with the final evolutions of the first three starters from Gen 1 and a more budget-friendly box featuring the quintessential Normal type Pokémon, Eevee.
—Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
Guests can choose to ride their favorite of Eevee’s evolutions, plus Ponyta and Rapidash (and their Galarian forms), on the carousel, and every adorable electric-type powers Pikachu’s spinning ride.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
Winning across 20 seasons — through rules changes, car evolutions, team dynamics and the physical toll of the Cup Series grind — is something else.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
The evolutions of these orders through their Big Cycles were almost all driven by essentially the same cause/effect dynamics.
—Ray Dalio, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
While there were evolutions and design improvements in the late 20th century, significant innovation has happened since the 2010s.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Inevitably, however, the result feels like the character evolutions, machinations, and plot pivots of an entire series of the show compressed desperately into 112 minutes.
—Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
The previous epic adventures entail the unexpected evolutions and missteps of humans terraforming beyond Earth, from massive sentient spiders named after Shakespearean characters to a body-snatching Nodal entity.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
First announced in mid-January 2026, today's product launch includes a Pikachu and Poké Ball Lego set, a deluxe set with the final evolutions of the first three starters from Gen 1 and a more budget-friendly box featuring the quintessential Normal type Pokémon, Eevee.
—Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
Guests can choose to ride their favorite of Eevee’s evolutions, plus Ponyta and Rapidash (and their Galarian forms), on the carousel, and every adorable electric-type powers Pikachu’s spinning ride.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evolutions
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California is currently unable to capitalize on these developments, even when the ideas for them come from within the state.—
Paige Lambermont,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
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Together, the developments mark a turning point for the joint city-county agency, which has coordinated housing and services for people experiencing homelessness across the region for decades.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The desire to merge audiences — younger viewers for the mainstream news groups and broader audiences for the digital upstarts — is at the crux of many of these new agreements, which are expected to get more ambitious as time progresses.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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Investigating and addressing this crucial connection could be the key to saving millions of men’s lives by intervening before cardiovascular disease develops or progresses.—
Denise Asafu-Adjei,
STAT,
13 Apr. 2026
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Similar plant progressions occur by altitude on the mountains, along with the forest’s famed denizens, the wolf, coyote, moose, black bear, lynx, snowshoe hare, tick, mosquito, midge, deerfly, and blackfly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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The platform analyzes job titles, compensation levels, hierarchies, and experience requirements to group roles into logical pay grades and career progressions.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2026
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But Apple’s more recent expansions into areas like virtual reality and artificial intelligence haven’t been as successful.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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If passed, the bill could let some beach cities and counties, not the Coastal Commission, oversee development of certain housing projects, as well as efforts to create new or improved bike lanes, outdoor dining expansions and temporary street uses connected to big events, such as the 2028 Olympics.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Evolutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evolutions. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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