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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
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.
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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
That’s one of several recent evolutions in ESPN’s distribution strategy, as the company balances digital growth with cable dominance—and tries to maintain fan support along the way.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Seyed Mohamad Seyed Hoseini, a financial markets analyst and founder of Hoseini Finance, describes this shift as one of the most significant and rapid evolutions in contemporary trading.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Stone and Roszak have now worked together for almost 20 years and have been through a lot of hair evolutions together.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
But in the six decades since that fateful night, the Queen City’s culinary landscape has undergone multiple evolutions, driven largely by a vast diversity of immigrants who have shaped the city.
—Max Kalnitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Jan. 2026
These linguistic evolutions have wide-reaching implications.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
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
That’s one of several recent evolutions in ESPN’s distribution strategy, as the company balances digital growth with cable dominance—and tries to maintain fan support along the way.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Seyed Mohamad Seyed Hoseini, a financial markets analyst and founder of Hoseini Finance, describes this shift as one of the most significant and rapid evolutions in contemporary trading.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Stone and Roszak have now worked together for almost 20 years and have been through a lot of hair evolutions together.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
But in the six decades since that fateful night, the Queen City’s culinary landscape has undergone multiple evolutions, driven largely by a vast diversity of immigrants who have shaped the city.
—Max Kalnitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Jan. 2026
These linguistic evolutions have wide-reaching implications.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evolutions
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Prior to the weekend’s developments, several traders warned that oil prices could reach $100 within days — unless there was some de-escalation of hostilities or change to constraints in the Strait of Hormuz, which handles about a fifth of the world’s energy exports.—
Christine Burke,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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In an email exchange, Parsipur, who presently lives in exile in Northern California, expounded on her career, Iran and the recent developments there.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Additional investors may join as the round progresses.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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Other investors are expected to join as the round progresses, OpenAI said.—
Ashley Capoot,Kate Rooney,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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As for Kutter Crawford and Patrick Sandoval, both pitchers are trending toward returning to game action but are still well behind the other three starter candidates in their progressions.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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Great arm and works his progressions.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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There will be maintenance, retrofits, and expansions, but not at the same scale as the initial build-outs.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Nwachuku, Terra’s CEO, hopes to raise more money to fund new hires and factory expansions beyond Nigeria.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Evolutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evolutions. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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