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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
Palazzolo likes to think of this and all her works as living organisms that may spend several months in different evolutions.
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Mario Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
That’s true of great technological evolutions, too.
—Nick Tzitzon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Swift’s signature hairstyles have gone through just as many evolutions as her music.
—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
Mario Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
That’s true of great technological evolutions, too.
—Nick Tzitzon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Swift’s signature hairstyles have gone through just as many evolutions as her music.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evolutions
Noun
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The creative industries are desperately wondering how to respond to these rapid technological developments.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The charges against Clase and Ortiz are the latest bombshell developments in a federal crackdown on betting in professional sports.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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As this deployment progresses, customers should begin to see initial signs of recovery.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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Sitting somewhere, putting on shoes, eating an apple, listening in headphones that sort of progresses into something a bit wilder.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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This is a continuation of the company’s retail expansions — before launching its direct-to-consumer website earlier this year, the platform built up partnerships with Jared, Selfridges, and Dubai’s Duty Free, scaling to more than 100 wholesale doors.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Airwallex also offers its global network of licenses and services to other fintech companies through API integrations, such as facilitating Brex, Rippling, and Deel’s international expansions.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Evolutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evolutions. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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