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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
Though his career has gone through regular evolutions and progressions within that timeframe, what has remained constant through each phase has been his resolve to make a difference.
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Over the course of the ensuing four-plus decades, cable jewelry -- in all its evolutions iterations -- is synonymous with the brand.
—Roberta Naas, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
This collection presents 208 artworks made during a period defined by evolutions in science, philosophy and mechanization.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 15 May 2026
Rafael Nadal, the king of clay, started digging that stereotype’s grave with his evolutions to the sport.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
New media encompasses the rapid and continual evolutions in media that have created new textual experiences, new ways of representing the world, and new relationships between subjects and media technologies.
—Kirstin Pellizzaro, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Component updates and evolutions aren't always about performance and capacity upgrades; sometimes, quality-of-life improvements can make a real difference.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Matt Emma, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Over the course of the ensuing four-plus decades, cable jewelry -- in all its evolutions iterations -- is synonymous with the brand.
—Roberta Naas, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
This collection presents 208 artworks made during a period defined by evolutions in science, philosophy and mechanization.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 15 May 2026
Rafael Nadal, the king of clay, started digging that stereotype’s grave with his evolutions to the sport.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
New media encompasses the rapid and continual evolutions in media that have created new textual experiences, new ways of representing the world, and new relationships between subjects and media technologies.
—Kirstin Pellizzaro, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Component updates and evolutions aren't always about performance and capacity upgrades; sometimes, quality-of-life improvements can make a real difference.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evolutions
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Those developments could have created the impression among witnesses or subpoena targets that Carroll herself was the target of the investigation, even though the Chicago division is actually focused on the entity connected to the funding of the litigation.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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The outcome yielded unsettling short-term and long-term developments.—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Shares are simply due for a breather, as the data center buildout progresses and earnings have a chance to catch up with the price action.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Then, as spring progresses and the peas mature, the shade provided by nearby trees may help extend their harvest.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 May 2026
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Probably because at the time many of the time signatures and chordal progressions that Miles used were over the head of a young guitar player still functioning in the blues and folk idioms.—
Steve Baltin,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 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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Meanwhile, many museums are in serious financial straits, reckoning with the fiscal burden of optimistic expansions and unanticipated increases in operating costs.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The global SiC market is currently dominated by a small number of producers, including Wolfspeed, Coherent, and STMicroelectronics, all of which have announced multi-billion-dollar capacity expansions in recent years.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Evolutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evolutions. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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