EVOLVE Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

evolve

verb

i-ˈvälv

Definition of evolve

as in to unfold

to gradually become clearer or more detailed as the governor's plans for the reform of state government evolved, objections from various groups inevitably arose

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as in to radiate

to throw or give off baking soda and citric acid react with each other and evolve carbon dioxide

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Recent Examples of evolve Warburg’s pictures, like the books in his library, were tagged with numbers, which grew as the project evolved. — Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026 What started in the 1920s as a means of connecting isolated fishing communities around the peninsula has since evolved into one of the country’s most iconic road trips. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026 Sophisticated attacks will continue to evolve, but sound cybersecurity principles remain consistent. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026 How has your songwriting approach evolved for the Audacity era? — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for evolve

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As part of the experience, guests are seated at communal tables as the story of each dish unfolds, projected on the walls around them.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
On the third day of his visit to France, Leo again waded into the end-of-life debate unfolding around the world.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of unfold

Verb

The jet carries 500,000 times the energy radiated by the sun and explains the mystery of how feeding black holes become such powerful cosmic particle accelerators and generate such high-energy gamma-ray photons.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Or, for that matter, whether the grandfather of the Reality-Vigilante-TV Industrial Complex ever felt the level of fear and self-loathing that radiates off Pattinson’s human-flop-sweat of a portrayal.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of radiate

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Yet the diverging political and regulatory attention paid to the two industries makes increasingly little sense, given the bond market’s growing primacy in the financial system, and its ability to also cause mayhem.

— Robin Wigglesworth, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
Known for its expanding flosses, the company has been on a growth streak of late, growing its business 183 percent in three years and expanding its presence in key retailers like Target and Walmart.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of grow

Verb

In keeping with the concept, this Lee gets more of his own arc, driven by his own decisions and developed enough to rival his employers for the center of the show.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
Adolescents with severe obesity are up to nine times more likely to develop chronic kidney disease in young adulthood, even without diabetes or hypertension.

— Babak J. Orandi, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of develop

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Mogwai, who would make their debut the year after Beat was released and with whom Bowery Electric would share a bill, would crouch in similarly unassuming and tense postures and use them to spring out and scare the bejeezus out of people.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
Never Enough, released in June 2025, is Turnstile’s fourth album and the follow-up to their 2021 breakthrough Glow On.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of release

Verb

As the day progresses and the vibe moves from business to pleasure, guests drift out to the outdoor terrace at La Lo La Rooftop with panoramic vistas, twinkling festoon lighting, and a menu of tapas and cocktails.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Yet as the evening progressed to the main marquee sale, buyer caution and risk aversion became clear.

— Hok-hang Cheung, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of progress

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Nobel laureate Ernest Rutherford had already shown that radioactive materials sometimes emitted particles, naturally changing the makeup of their atomic nuclei.

— Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026
The physicists used that data to reconstruct the angles at which electrons and muons were emitted to infer the spins of the original Z bosons that preceded them.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

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