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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
Swift’s signature hairstyles have gone through just as many evolutions as her music.
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Anneke Knot, Allure, 10 Oct. 2025
History happened here with an unprecedented number of fashion revolutions and evolutions.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
This is just one of the reasons why evolutions are rarely straightforward.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
With over 30 years of experience, Valérie’s remarkable contribution has shaped our distribution activities, fostered privileged relationships with producers and external talents, and skillfully guided our adaptation to market evolutions.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Supergiant’s first-ever sequel is a celebration of its predecessor, a cornucopia of additions, evolutions, and maximalist fan service that still manages to tell its own worthy story — and plenty of it.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Ideas, challenges, evolutions—every day, month and year holds something new.
—Sarah Barnes-Humphrey, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The Sky Rover rooftop tent (RTT) clearly shares some DNA with the top floor of the Safari cruisin' Wingman but also brings a few changes, evolutions and additions.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Ali Alkhafaji, chief AI and technology officer at Omnicom Precision Marketing Group, says the past year has felt like a front-row seat to one of the fastest evolutions in technology he’s ever witnessed.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Anneke Knot, Allure, 10 Oct. 2025
History happened here with an unprecedented number of fashion revolutions and evolutions.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
This is just one of the reasons why evolutions are rarely straightforward.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
With over 30 years of experience, Valérie’s remarkable contribution has shaped our distribution activities, fostered privileged relationships with producers and external talents, and skillfully guided our adaptation to market evolutions.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Supergiant’s first-ever sequel is a celebration of its predecessor, a cornucopia of additions, evolutions, and maximalist fan service that still manages to tell its own worthy story — and plenty of it.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Ideas, challenges, evolutions—every day, month and year holds something new.
—Sarah Barnes-Humphrey, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The Sky Rover rooftop tent (RTT) clearly shares some DNA with the top floor of the Safari cruisin' Wingman but also brings a few changes, evolutions and additions.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Ali Alkhafaji, chief AI and technology officer at Omnicom Precision Marketing Group, says the past year has felt like a front-row seat to one of the fastest evolutions in technology he’s ever witnessed.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evolutions
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Institutional Hedging Is Underway Alongside the influx of institutional investment and interest that has piled into the crypto market since early 2024 there have been other developments.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Disruptions like these underscore the importance of accounting for both probable and seemingly less probable global developments in strategic decision-making.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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As the second cohort progresses, plans for 2026 include student exhibitions, brand launch projects and expanded international exchanges.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Oct. 2025
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As fall progresses, officials, wildlife experts and virologists are in a watch-and-wait mode.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
9 Oct. 2025
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Do this combination of 30-second progressions + 30-second recovery blocks for five rounds.—
J'ne Day-Lucore,
Outside,
7 Oct. 2025
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The aim at Anfield was always success but small progressions would have been accepted, considering Liverpool had been only the fourth-best team in the Premier League under his predecessor Gerard Houllier.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Other projects that will proceed with this funding include expansions to WeGo's bus fleet and site acquisition for a new bus operations and maintenance facility.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
14 Oct. 2025
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Other changes include expansions of popular venues, like Love by Britto and the Irish pub O’Malley’s.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Evolutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evolutions. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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